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Modoc
Ralph Helfer
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Description for Modoc
Paperback. Modoc, the elephant, and Bram, his faithful companion and trainer, formed a bond that lasted their entire lives. Late in their relationship, Modoc was sold behind Bram's back and vanished for more than 20 years. This text records the heart-wrenching events that followed. Num Pages: 352 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Spanning several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again; through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. Modoc is a captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure, to be treasured by animal lovers everywhere. ... Read more
Spanning several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again; through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. Modoc is a captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure, to be treasured by animal lovers everywhere. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060929510
SKU
V9780060929510
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-9
About Ralph Helfer
Ralph Helfer is a well-known Hollywood animal trainer who was one of the first to use affection and kindness to train wild animals. He is the author of The Beauty of the Beasts, and he lives in Los Angeles and Kenya, where he leads safari tours.
Reviews for Modoc
Heartwarming, captivating...a beautifully true story that will make you think twice about the incredible and very real feelings of elephants, and probably the greatest love story ever told.
African Sun-Times Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind
nor will I ever. The message of what ... Read more
African Sun-Times Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind
nor will I ever. The message of what ... Read more