The San Diego Zoo. The First Century. The founding Era 1916-1953. The Modern Era 1654-2016
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[LIMITED EDITION -Faux Leather]The San Diego Zoo began with a roar. So the legend goes--in 1916, a local doctor named Harry Wegeforth heard a caged menagerie lion's melancholy roar and decided to found a proper zoo. And if there were ever a zoo that has continued roaring into the twenty-first century, it's the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Too big for one bound book, The San Diego Zoo--The First Century is told in two slipcased volumes: The Founding Era 1916-1953 tells of political monkeyshines, wartime chaos, a founder's charming rascality, and both human and animal characters galore as the Zoo grows up fast and furious. And The Modern Era 1954-2016 brings the story up to date with tales of rhinos in the desert, chain-link fences tumbling in favor of moats and bioclimatic design, and battles to save beloved species from extinction as the Zoo grows into a conservation organization like no other in the world.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0692483136
ISBN13:9780692483138
Release Date:January 2015
Publisher:Zoological Society of San Diego
Length:399 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
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