Behemoth - The History of the Elephant in America

In the two hundred years since their arrival in America, elephants have worked on farms, mills, mines, and railroads, in Hollywood, and in professional baseball. They''ve contributed to the national discourse on civil rights, immigration, politics, and capitalism. They became so deeply ingrained in the American way that they were once accorded the rights of American citizenship, including the right to vote and the right to provide testimony under oath--and they have incurred brutal punishments when convicted of human crimes. In Behemoth , Ronald B. Tobias has written the first comprehensive history of the elephant in America. As tragic as it is comic, this enthralling chronicle traces this animal''s indelible footprint on American culture.

About the author

Ronald B. Tobias is a professor of science and natural history filmmaking in the School of Film and Photography at Montana State University. He was a producer for the Discovery Channel for fifteen years and has produced, written, and directed more than thirty natural history films, many of which have appeared on the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald B Tobias, Ronald B. Tobias
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2013
• EAN: 9780062244857
• ISBN: 978-0-06-224485-7
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Social History, NATURE: Animal Rights, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, NATURE: Animals / Mammals, HISTORY: United States / General, HISTORY: United States / State & Local / General, NATURE: Animals / Fish, NATURE: Animals / Birds, NATURE: Animals / Primates, NATURE: Animals / Wolves