modoc the greatest elephant that ever lived

Wendy SmithSpanning several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. His emotional retelling of this true-life adventure epic will make pulses race and bring tears to readers eyes. Hollywood animal trainer Ralph Helfer rescued Modoc from ill-treatment and learned her astonishing story when Bram rediscovered her at Helfers company. They triumphed against the odds and thrilled American circus audiences with Modocs dazzling solo performances, only to be torn apart with brutal suddenness, seemingly never to meet again. They battled bandits, armed revolutionaries, cruel animal trainers, and greedy circus owners in their quest to stay together. A shipwreck off the Indian coast and a sojourn with a maharajah were only the beginning of the pairs incredible adventures. When the Wunderzircus was sold to an American, with no provision to take along the human staff, Bram stowed away on the ship to prevent being separated from his beloved Modoc. The boy and animal grew up devoted to each other. Bram was the son of an elephant trainer, Modoc the daughter of his prize performer.

When the Wunderzircus was sold to an American, with no provision to take along the human staff, Bram stowed away on the ship to Modoc is the joint biography of a man and an elephant born in a small German circus town on the same day in 1896.

Modoc is the joint biography of a man and an elephant born in a small German circus town on the same day in 1896.

Modoc the greatest elephant that ever lived