A traitor to his species : Henry Bergh and the birth of the animal rights movement / Ernest Freeberg.
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- ISBN: 0465093868
- ISBN: 9780465093861
- Physical Description: vii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A new form of goodness -- Something bold and outrageous -- The riddle of the nineteenth century -- A radical gospel of kindness -- Horse trolley -- Barnum and Bergh -- Beneath the struggling beasts: Henry Bergh and Kit Burns -- America's first energy crisis -- The movement grows -- Market murder -- Civilized slaughter -- Genteel ruffians -- The war on dogs -- Bergh's perverted philanthropy challenged -- What about cruelty to humans? -- Animals as spectacle -- Legacy. |
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Subject: | Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Animal rights activists. Animal welfare. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Pease Public Library | 179.3 FREEBERG
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34598000873904 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |