The Zoo : the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London Zoo by Charman, Isobel, author instant download

The Zoo : the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London Zoo by Charman, Isobel, author instant download

xvii, 349 pages : 23 cm, How one man's mad mission became one of the best-loved places in the world. The creation of a zoo in Dickensian London - when only one other existed across the world - is a story of jaw-dropping audacity. It is the story of trailblazing scientists, rival zookeepers and aristocratic naturalists collecting amazing animals from all four corners of the globe. It is the story of a weird and wonderful oasis in the heart of a swirling city, and of incredible characters, both human and animal - from Stamford Raffles and Charles Darwin to Jenny the orang-utan and Obaysch the celebrity hippo, the first that anyone in Britain had ever seen, Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-338), The ark in London : Sir Stamford and Lady Raffles, 1824-6 -- The gardens grow : Mr. Decimus Burton, Esq., architect, 1826-30 -- The solitary surgeon : Mr. Charles Spooner, medical attendant, 1829-33 -- The business of bird skins : Mr. John Gould, animal preserver, 1830-33 -- Gifts from afar : Devereux Fuller, Head Keeper, 1833-6 -- From mockingbirds to man : Charles Darwin Esq., corresponding member, 1836-42 -- The Earl and the hippopotamus : the 13th Earl of Derby, President, 1847-51