Circus Doctor
$ 5.00
Author: J.Y. Henderson
Publisher: Bantam 992
Year: 1952 Print: 1 Cover Price: $
Condition: Book Grades. Good Plus. Moisture damage
Genre: Non Fiction/Biography/Animals/Medicine
Pages: 202
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The book follows Dr. Henderson’s fascinating and often harrowing journey beginning in 1941, when he accepted an audacious offer to care for the circus’s massive menagerie of over 700 animals. With no prior experience in exotic animal medicine, he is forced to learn on the job.
Throughout the memoir, readers are given a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the realities of touring with a massive circus. Henderson details:
- The daily medical challenges, surgeries, and treatments performed on a diverse array of animals, including elephants, bears, lions, tigers, and horses.
- The intense logistics of moving, feeding, and sheltering a traveling animal troupe across changing climates and endless miles.
- The grueling schedule and grit required to survive "life under the big top," while forming deep bonds with the animals and experienced animal trainers.
