The zoo : the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London Zoo
Charman, Isobel2016
Books, Manuscripts
How one man's mad mission became one of the best-loved places in the world. The creation of a zoo in Dickensian London - when only one other existed across the world - is a story of jaw-dropping audacity. It is the story of trailblazing scientists, rival zookeepers and aristocratic naturalists collecting amazing animals from all four corners of the globe. It is the story of a weird and wonderful oasis in the heart of a swirling city, and of incredible characters, both human and animal - from Stamford Raffles and Charles Darwin to Jenny the orang-utan and Obaysch the celebrity hippo, the first that anyone in Britain had ever seen.
Main title:
The zoo : the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London Zoo / Isobel Charman.
Author:
Charman, Isobel, author
Imprint:
UK : Viking, 2016.
Collation:
xvii, 349 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241240687 (hbk)
Dewey class:
590.73421209590.734212590.734212 CHA590.734
Language:
English
BRN:
2389068