جامبو: بیوگرافی غیرمجاز یک حس ویکتوریایی

Born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats gently taken from outstretched hands. Each night, after the children and their families had gone home, he was mistreated in an attempt to keep him docile. By the time he reached sexual maturity, the abused and isolated animal had become dangerously unstable. He was sold to showman P.T. Barnum in 1881 (despite letters from 100,000 British schoolchildren who wrote to Queen Victoria begging her to prevent the sale) and brought to America. There, in the company of other elephants and amid greater physical freedom, Jumbo stabilized and went on to become one of the most lucrative circus acts of all time - as well as the most beloved. The world mourned when his life ended in 1885, with a storied (and most likely embellished) act of animal heroism. Jumbo reportedly rushed in front of an oncoming train in an effort to save a smaller elephant ?? his companion "Tom Thumb" ?? then perished while reaching his trunk out toward his longtime handler Matthew Scott ?? whose intense connection with the pachyderm spawned legends of its own. Integrating the history of elephants in captivity along with the details of Jumbo's celebrity life, dramatic death, and lasting cultural legacy, John Sutherland has written the first comprehensive "biography" of this incredible animal - one whose name has given us one of our most common and hyperbolic adjectives. Jumbo, Victorian England's Favourite Elephant, Was Born In 1861 In French Sudan. Imported To A Parisian Zoo And Later Sold On To London. Worldwide Fame Came When He Was Brought By The American Showman And Scam Artist P.t. Barnum In 1881(despite Letters From 100,000 British Schoolchildren Who Wrote To Queen Victoria Begging Her To Prevent The Sale). Barnum Went On To Transformed Jumbo Into A Lucrative Circus Acts And One Of The Most Loved Animals Of All Time. Machine Generated Contents Note: Jumbo: Private Passion, Local Pride -- Blazing The Trail For Jumbo -- The Many Lives Of Jumbo -- The Middle Passage And Middle Men -- Jumbeau -- The Battle For Jumbo's Soul -- The Name's Jumbo -- Evolution Or Intelligent Design? -- Jumbo: The Greatest 'show' Of London -- Jumbo's Lucky Escape -- Jumbo's Private Life -- Enter The Greatest Showman On Earth -- Jumbomania -- Farewell To England -- Yankee Doodle Jumbo -- The Death And Afterlives Of Jumbo -- Jumbo Goes To College -- Bigger Than Jumbo: The Death Of Jingo -- Bigger And Better Than Jumbo: The White Elephant -- Gray Elephants, Pink Elephants And Blue Elephants -- Airborne Jumbos -- Topsy -- But Sometimes The Hoof Is On The Other Foot -- Biblical Jumboism -- Big Game, Big Men -- Jumbo Dung And Jumbo Sex -- Jumbo Exiled. By John Sutherland. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 278-284) And Index. The first comprehensive 'biography' of one of the first celebrity animals who gave us one of our favourite words. Jumbo, Victorian England's favourite elephant, was born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to a Parisian zoo and later sold on to London, where - for seventeen years - he dutifully gave children rides and ate buns from their hands, all the while being tortured at night to keep him docile. Worldwide fame came when he was bought by the American showman and scam artist P.T. Barnum in 1881, despite letters from 100,000 British schoolchildren who wrote to Queen Victoria begging her to pr Using the heartwrenching story of Jumbo's celebrity life, tragic death in Canada in 1885,and his enduring cultural legacy, John Sutherland writes the first comprehensive 'biography' of the animal who gave us one of our favourite words.