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The Elephant War

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Author(s):Gillian Avery
Illustrator(s):John Verney
Publisher(s): Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Year Published: 1971
Type: Hardcover
Genre: British
Circus
Families
Girls Growing Up
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
Pages: 256
ISBN-10: 0030863074
ISBN-13: 9780030863073
LCCN: 71146713
OCLC: 130309

Description

When Phineas T. Barnum buys Jumbo the elephant in the London Zoo for his circus, Victorian England is up in arms.

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The Elephant War (1960)

When Phineas T. Barnum buys Jumbo the elephant from the London Zoo for his circus, Victorian England is up in arms.

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