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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived

Ralph Helfer

Paperback | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 4.2 | 9523 Users | 1516 Reviews

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Title	:	Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Author	:	Ralph Helfer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	August 26th 1998 by Harper Perennial (first published September 9th 1997)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Animals. Biography

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A captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is 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 formed a bond that would 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."

"Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind--nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplished by training through affection and joy will thrill all animal lovers." -- Betty White

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Original Title:	Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
ISBN:	0060929510 (ISBN13: 9780060929510)
Edition Language:	English

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The ONLY reason I read past page 3 was that this was a book club pick. If I were to teach a class in creative writing right now, I would use this book as an example of what NOT to do in your writing. First, is it fiction or non-fiction? Seems that the "author" is claiming non-fiction, but this story is terribly contrived and rings as untrue in almost every chapter. The dialogue is positively laughable. It was hilarious that all of the characters from all of the different countries all spoke the

For a book that is "the true story" it is amazing how much of it is complete fiction. For starters the entire first half of the book! Nothing is true until Modoc gets to the circus and then only itty bitty pieces may be true. There was a fire but no elephants were in the tent at the time.After digging just a little bit I came to realize that when I was little I saw the elephant in question at Lion country Safari.Besides not being a "true" story, the writing is very poor and I remember thinking

Modoc may be one of my favorite books this year. I mean, who can say no to amazing elephants? And this is more than just about an elephant, it's about the greatest elephant that ever lived! Without giving away spoilers, Modoc and Bram's story is one you'll be glad you'd read. You'll cry, you'll be angry, and you'll smile.... a lot.

Before there was Dumbo, before but not quite before there was Toomai of the Elephants, there was Modoc and there was Bram, the boy who loved her. Boy and elephant, born on the same day, in the same hour, two souls intertwined throughout a lifetime.This true story starts out in Germany, but soon travels the world. More adventures than you can count, a fearsome storm and shipwreck that rival (or maybe inspired) Life of Pi, life with princes in India, not to mention the legendary Mahout elephant

I felt like the writing of this story was faux-poetic in that the author was trying to be deep and moving, but was unsuccesful. I could get past the writing for the story, but I was bothered by the lack of any sense of time and by the ease by which this young man made his way from continent to continent- not that the traveling itself was easy, but he had no trouble fitting in to new environments where I would expect his age and linguistic knowledge to be a barrier. I was also frustrated by the

Half star for the sheer cajones that the author (and I use this word lightly) had to have to write these sentences:"Gertie had fallen asleep under Bram's gentle stroking. A wave of fulfillment swept through him as he realized his happiness. While Gertie slept, Modoc found a sandbar just beneath the surface of the water where she could lie and scratch her sides, rubbing all the ecstasy off."Is this a three-way (girl, boy, elephant) Harlequin romance or a implausible "true" story that should be

I wanted to like this book, especially as it was recommended to me, and I do hate when I don't like something someone else really liked. But I had a lot of trouble with this. First, I am not really sure it's a true story. In fact, I am pretty convinced it's NOT. I can't find any corroborating information to prove to me it was--about ANY of the events in the story. There was not a single date mentioned. Not Bram's birthday or death, or many other dates of great significance. Now, if it HAD been a