Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer (Paperback)

Autographed by Ralph Helfer - Ethologist, Creator of Marine World/Africa USA, and Bestselling Author - especially for HALO! A captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is an unforgettable piece of historical narrative and one of the most remarkable true stories ever told, perfect for fans of "The Zookeeper's Wife" or "Water for Elephants". Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant forge an unbreakable human-animal bond that will last their entire lives and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming. . . probably the greatest love story ever told." But how did their incredible bond survive a world determined to tear them apart? Published: August 26, 1998