A traitor to his species : Henry Bergh and the birth of the animal rights movement Cover Image

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A traitor to his species : Henry Bergh and the birth of the animal rights movement / Ernest Freeberg.

Freeberg, Ernest, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 0465093868
ISBN: 9780465093861
Physical Description: vii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020.

Content descriptions

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.