Bibliograph

Type

Label

Rin Tin Tin, the life and the legend, Susan Orlean

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-324) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rin Tin Tin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

709673384

Responsibility statement

Susan Orlean

Sub title

the life and the legend

Summary

Allegedly found in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel in France during World War I, then brought to Los Angeles by Lee Duncan, the soldier who found and trained him, by 1927 Rin Tin Tin had become Hollywood's number one box-office star. Susan Orlean's book--about the dog and the legend--is a poignant exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals. It is also a richly textured history of twentieth-century entertainment and entrepreneurship. It spans ninety years and explores everything from the shift in status of dogs from working farmhands to beloved family members, from the birth of obedience training to the evolution of dog breeding, from the rise of Hollywood to the past and present of dogs in war.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Forever -- Foundlings -- The silver screen -- Heroes -- The phenomenon -- The leap

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