Название: Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
Автор: Vicki Croke
Издательство: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 1400069335
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 368
Размер: 10,5 МБ
Язык: Английский
The remarkable story of James Howard œBilly Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the worlds largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill.
Billy Williams came to colonial Burma in 1920, fresh from service in World War I, to a job as a œforest man for a British teak company.
Mesmerized by the intelligence, character, and even humor of the great animals who hauled logs through the remote jungles, he became a gifted œelephant wallah. Increasingly skilled at treating their illnesses and injuries, he also championed more humane treatment for them, even establishing an elephant œschool and œhospital. In return, he said, the elephants made him a better man. The friendship of one magnificent tusker in particular, Bandoola, would be revelatory. In Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke chronicles Williamss growing love for elephants as the animals provide him lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude.