Last Chain on Billie

Last Chain on Billie
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9781250025708
ISBN-13 : 1250025702
Rating : 4/5 (702 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Last Chain on Billie by : Carol Bradley

Download or read book Last Chain on Billie written by Carol Bradley and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “powerful and haunting” biography of a star circus elephant who rebelled against her handlers and finally found freedom (Jane Goodall). Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, Last Chain on Billie charts the history of elephants in America, the inspiring story of Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary, and the spellbinding tale of a resilient elephant who survived a decade of captivity. Left in the wild, Billie the elephant would have been free to wander the jungles of Asia with her family. Instead, traders captured her as a baby and shipped her to America, where circus trainers taught her to carry humans, stand on a tub and balance on one leg. For decades, Billie crisscrossed the country under miserable conditions—chained, beaten, and forced to perform stunts under harsh lights and blaring music. Finally, she got a lucky break. As part of the largest elephant rescue in American history, Billie wound up at a sanctuary for performing elephants in Tennessee. But, overcome with anxiety, she withdrew from the rest of the elephants and refused to let anyone remove a chain still clamped around her leg. Her caregivers began to wonder if Billie could ever escape her emotional wounds.


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