Nance, Susan.

Entertaining elephants animal agency and the business of the American circus / [electronic resource] : Susan Nance. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013. - viii, 294 p. : ill. - Animals, history, culture . - Animals, history, culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-288) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Elephants--History--United States--19th century.
Captive elephants--History--United States--19th century.
Animal welfare--History--United States--19th century.
Circus animals--History--United States--19th century.
Circus--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic books.

QL737.P98 / N36 2013