The zoo : the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London Zoo
Charman, Isobel2016
Book
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, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016.©2016
Collation:
xvii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-338) and index.
ISBN:
9780241240687 (hardback)
Dewey class:
590.73421590.73
Language:
English
BRN:
469522
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 590.73 CHAR | Available |