New Worlds, New Animals
Subtitle: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century
Contributors: Robert J. Hoage (Editor); William A. Deiss (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: April 2, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780801851100
Subjects: Social history; Zoos & wildlife parks; c 1800 to c 1900; Menageries; Zoological Gardens; Nature; Nature/Ecology; National Zoological Park (U.S.); Essays; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Science / History; Congresses; 19th century; History; Zoos
First sentence: This book explores the history of zoological gardens, primarily in Europe and the United States.