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The Second Greatest Show on Earth : Henry Bergh, the Protection of Animals, and the Evolution of the Modern Social Movement.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ingram, Darcy.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- Grounded in discussions of cultural capital, dramaturgy, and modernity, The Second Greatest Show on Earth is an in-depth exploration of the motives that guided the work of Henry Bergh (1813-1888), founder and president of the American SPCA.
- Contents:
- Cover
- THE SECOND GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Becoming Henry Bergh
- 1 Life Before Animals
- 2 The Battle of the Tortured Brute
- 3 Opposition
- 4 Afterlife
- Conclusion: Will the Real Henry Bergh Please Stand Up?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-2280-2581-8
- 9780228025818
- OCLC:
- 1512667357
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