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The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo
Isobel Charman
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Description for The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
How one man's mad mission became one of the best-loved places in the world The creation of London Zoo - when only one other existed across the world - is a story of jaw-dropping audacity. It is the story of trailblazing scientists, rival keepers and aristocratic naturalists collecting amazing animals from all around the world - and sending them to what was dubbed the ark by the mocking press. Telling this almost unbelievable true story, Isobel Charman depicts a highly colourful but often forgotten moment in cultural history, through the eyes of ... Read more
How one man's mad mission became one of the best-loved places in the world The creation of London Zoo - when only one other existed across the world - is a story of jaw-dropping audacity. It is the story of trailblazing scientists, rival keepers and aristocratic naturalists collecting amazing animals from all around the world - and sending them to what was dubbed the ark by the mocking press. Telling this almost unbelievable true story, Isobel Charman depicts a highly colourful but often forgotten moment in cultural history, through the eyes of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241975060
SKU
V9780241975060
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Ref
99-1
About Isobel Charman
Isobel Charman is an award-winning television producer. She has spent the last decade working in factual documentary production as a writer, researcher, producer and director and has worked on award-winning films for UK, European and US broadcasters. For The Zoo she has made unprecedented use of the vast archives at the Zoological Society of London. She lives in London.
Reviews for The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo
A rich, imaginative and original history, written with a film-maker's eye for detail, and starring a remarkable cast of characters. Short of asking the animals themselves, it's hard to think how this might be bettered
Dr Richard Barnett, author of 'Medical London' Deeply moving, fascinating and powerful
Sunday Mirror on 'The Great War'
Astonishing
Daily Mail ... Read more
Dr Richard Barnett, author of 'Medical London' Deeply moving, fascinating and powerful
Sunday Mirror on 'The Great War'
Astonishing
Daily Mail ... Read more