Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

Type

Book

Authors

Orlean, Susan

ISBN 10

1439190135

ISBN 13

9781439190135

Tags

Actors & Entertainers, Industry, History, Dogs, Essays

Abstract

Allegedly found in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel in France during World War I, then brought to Los Angeles by Lee Duncan, the soldier who found and trained him, by 1927 Rin Tin Tin had become Hollywood's number one box-office star. Susan Orlean's book--about the dog and the legend--is a poignant exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals. It is also a richly textured history of twentieth-century entertainment and entrepreneurship. It spans ninety years and explores everything from the shift in status of dogs from working farmhands to beloved family members, from the birth of obedience training to the evolution of dog breeding, from the rise of Hollywood to the past and present of dogs in war.--From publisher description.

Description

'He believed the dog was immortal...' So begins the sweeping story of Rin Tin Tin: the story of a canine superstar and of American popular culture, spanning nearly a century and many human lives, told in the inimitable style of Susan Orlean, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Orchid Thief.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Biography
Nonfiction
Biographies
History
Named Person: Rin-Tin-Tin, (Dog); Rin-Tin-Tin (Dog)
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Susan Orlean
ISBN: 9781439190135 1439190135 9780857896292 0857896296
OCLC Number: 709673384
Description: 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents: Forever --
Foundlings --
The silver screen --
Heroes --
The phenomenon --
The leap.
Responsibility: Susan Orlean.
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