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Matthew Taubold Scott. Autobiography of Matthew Scott, Jumbo's Keeper; Also Jumbo's Biography, by the same Author
Autobiography of Matthew Scott, Jumbo's Keeper; Also Jumbo's Biography, by the same Author
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
MY BIRTH-PLACE AND START IN LIFE
CHAPTER II
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AS A KEEPER
CHAPTER III
MY EXPERIENCE WITH BIRDS AT KNOWSLEY
CHAPTER IV
MY LIFE AT LORD DERBY’S SEAT, KNOWSLEY, ENGLAND
CHAPTER V
MY EXPERIENCES IN THE ZOÖLOGICAL SOCIETY’S GARDENS, LONDON—ALSO SOME REMARKS ABOUT A STRANGE BIRD, THE APTERYX
CHAPTER VI
THE PECULIAR NATURE AND HABITS OF THE APTERYX—THE STRANGEST OF ALL BIRDS
CHAPTER VII
MORE ABOUT THE APTERYX AND OSTRICH TRIBE GENERALLY
CHAPTER VIII
THE LANDSEER MEDAL, PRESENTED TO ME BY THE ZOÖLOGICAL SOCIETY, LONDON, 1866—CONCLUSION OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER I
JUMBO’S FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE ZOÖLOGICAL GARDENS, LONDON
CHAPTER II
JUMBO’S COMPANION ELEPHANT ALICE, AT THE ZOÖLOGICAL GARDENS, LONDON
CHAPTER III
JUMBO AS A SWIMMER
CHAPTER IV
JUMBO’S BUSY LIFE AT THE ZOÖLOGICAL GARDENS, AND HIS LOVE FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
CHAPTER V
JUMBO’S FONDNESS FOR MUSIC AND HIS KEEPER
CHAPTER VI
ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY MR. P. T. BARNUM, “THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH,” TO EXHIBIT JUMBO IN THE UNITED STATES
CHAPTER VII
JUMBO’S DEEP GRIEF ON PARTING WITH HIS WIFE ALICE
CHAPTER VIII
JUMBO’S DEPARTURE FROM ENGLAND AND VOYAGE TO THE UNITED STATES
CHAPTER IX
JUMBO’S HABITS, GOOD AND BAD, AND HIS GREAT POPULARITY
CHAPTER X
ACCIDENTS CAUSED HIS KEEPER BY JUMBO; ALSO, HOW HE SAVED HIS KEEPER’S LIFE
CHAPTER XI
JUMBO’S TRIP OVER THE GREAT BROOKLYN BRIDGE—DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE, ETC
CHAPTER XII
HOW JUMBO WAS IMPRESSED BY THE “GREAT BRIDGE”—VARIOUS INCIDENTS AND CONCLUSIONS
