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Title Last chain on Billie : how one extraordinary elephant escaped the big top / Carol Bradley.
Author Bradley, Carol, 1957-
Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  639.9796 BRA    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Summary "Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, [this book] charts the history of elephants in America, the ... story of the Elephant Sanctuary, and the ... tale of a resilient elephant who defied the system even as she struggled to conquer her past, who never lost sight of the life she was meant to have"--Amazon.com.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-308) and index.
Subject Captive elephants -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Elephants -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Circus animals -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Animal welfare -- United States.
Animal rescue -- United States.
ISBN 9781250025692 (hbk.) : $25.99
1250025699 (hbk.)