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Crusade for kindness : Henry Bergh and the ASPCA / by John J. Loeper.

LIBRA - Special HV4764 .L64 1991
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Loeper, John J.
Contributor:
Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888--Juvenile literature.
Bergh, Henry.
Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Animal welfare--United States--Juvenile literature.
Animal welfare.
Social reformers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Social reformers.
History.
United States.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Reformers.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals--History.
Animals--Treatment.
Genre:
Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.
Penn Provenance:
Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
Physical Description:
vii, 103 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Atheneum, 1991.
Summary:
Presents the life and accomplishments of Henry Bergh, founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Contents:
1813: The beginning
1863: A diplomatic assignment
1865: The birth of a movement
1866: The crusade begins
1868: The poor horses!
1869: The slaughterhouses and the dairies
1870: Man's best friend
1872: The movement spreads
1874: Save the children
1878: The sportsmen
1880: P.T. Barnum
1883: The great meddler
1885: Other voices: other views
1888: The great blizzard
Today's Henry Berghs.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100) and index.
Local Notes:
Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has stamp: "Zawistowski".
Other Format:
Online version: Loeper, John J. Crusade for kindness.
ISBN:
0689315600
9780689315602
OCLC:
23051360

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