01455cam a2200325 i 4500 513096872 TxAuBib 20140728120000.0 140721s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014008568 9781250025692 hbk. 1250025699 hbk. (OCoLC)857982356 DLC rda eng DLC IG# BTCTA BDX OCLCO YDXCP IEB BKL PROM TxAuBib rda Bradley, Carol, 1957- Last chain on Billie : how one extraordinary elephant escaped the big top / Carol Bradley. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014. xv, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-308) and index. "Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, [this book] charts the history of elephants in America, the ... story of the Elephant Sanctuary, and the ... tale of a resilient elephant who defied the system even as she struggled to conquer her past, who never lost sight of the life she was meant to have"--Amazon.com. 20140728. Captive elephants. Elephants. Circus animals. Animal welfare. Animal rescue.