Behemoth: The History of the Elephant in America
&#8220;A thoroughly entertaining history.&#8221; (The Boston Globe)&#8220;This book is a vital history lesson on the myriad ways elephants have permeated American culture, from Taft to Dumbo.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)&#8220;Behemothis a fitting title for this most welcomed book about elephants -- huge, magnificent, and sentient beings with legendary memories -- who have captured the hearts of innumerable people. Ronald Tobias&#8217;s book is a wonderful read, packed with detailed information about these iconic animals.&#8221; (Marc Bekoff, author ofThe Emotional Lives of Animalsand editor ofIgnoring Nature No More: The Case for Compassionate Conservation)&#8220;Behemothreveals in devastating detail the 200-year history of the elephant in America. . . . Ronald Tobias&#8217;s meticulous research should encourage us to make the future for these animals a brighter, more respectful, and more caring episode.&#8221; (David Hancocks, author ofA Different Nature)&#8220;Carefully researched and elegantly written, Ronald Tobias&#8217;s book brings shape and color to America&#8217;s longstanding tradition of hucksterism-this time, at the expense of the world&#8217;s largest land animal.&#8221; (John Heminway, author ofYonder)&#8220;In his unique bookBehemoth, Ronald Tobias brilliantly weaves the story of captive elephants into the very fabric of America&#8217;s history, revealing the glory and the grief until the reader hangs his head and vows that they shall never again suffer as they have and, disturbingly, still do.&#8221; (Dr. Rob Atkinson, former Chief Executive Officer, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee)&#8220;Behemothis an astounding collection of everything elephant in America: the most magnificent animals on earth against small, exploitive humans. The battle continues, and the elephants are losing.&#8221; (Ed Stewart, Co-Founder and President, Performing Animal Welfare Society)