Name: A Training School for Elephants (en Inglés)
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Author: Roberts, Sophy

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A Training School for Elephants (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Grove Press

Autor

Roberts, Sophy

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

432

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.6x14x3.3 cm

ISBN13

9780802167538

A Training School for Elephants (en Inglés)

Roberts, Sophy (Autor) · Grove Press · Tapa Blanda

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Out of a sidelined, colonial-era expedition in Africa comes a new history of cruelty, deception and adventure from the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of SiberiaIn 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa's resources. The key to cracking open the continent, or so he thought, was its elephants--if only he could train them. And so he commissioned the charismatic Irish adventurer Frederick Carter to ship four tamed Asian elephants from India to the East African coast, where they were marched inland towards Congo. The ultimate aim was to establish a training school for African elephants.Following in the footsteps of the four elephants, Roberts pieces together the story of this long-forgotten expedition, in travels that take her to Belgium, Iraq, India, Tanzania, and Congo. The storytelling brings to life a compelling cast of historic characters and modern voices, from ivory dealers to Catholic nuns, set against rich descriptions of the landscapes travelled. In an original weave of past and present, she digs deep into historic records revealing an extraordinary--and enduring--story of colonial greed, hypocrisy, and folly.