Elephant Bill
by Williams, Lt.-Col. J. H
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
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About This Item
Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good . Though he was officially known as Lt. Colonel J. H. Williams, the author was known to the world at large as âElephant Bill.â That is because he spent 25 years living with the elephants in the mountains and forests of Burma. There he trained them to haul teak logs out of the isolated jungles. Yet this is also a story of great courage, because when the Second World War struck it also came to Burma. The Japanese Imperial Army planned to confiscate the Burmese elephants, drafting them to make the bridges and railways they needed to invade India. When he learned of these plans to put his beloved animals to a war-like purpose, Elephant Bill knew what had to be done. The mighty kings of the jungle had to be evacuated to safety. This is thus the story not only of the peaceful days in the jungle, starting in 1921, but also the story of the largest elephant rescue in history. It tells the amazing account of how Elephant Bill, along with his friends and family, rode 45 of the great beasts across the mountains of Burma, before reaching safety in faraway India. A classic then. A classic now.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Elephant Bill
- Author
- Williams, Lt.-Col. J. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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