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: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780801853739
Subjects: Social history; Zoos & wildlife parks; c 1800 to c 1900; Menageries; Essays; Nature; Zoos; Nature/Ecology; National Zoological Park (U.S.); History; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Nature / Essays; Science / History; Science : History; Science : Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Congresses; 19th century
First sentence: This book explores the history of zoological gardens, primarily in Europe and the United States.