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The Life and Legend
Simon & Schuster
October 2011
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Featuring: Lee Duncan
320 pages
ISBN: 1439190135
EAN: 9781439190135
Kindle: B004T4KRVK
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Non-Fiction Biography
He believed the dog was immortal. So
begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving story of
Rin Tin Tin’s journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and
international icon. From the moment in 1918 when Corporal
Lee Duncan discovers Rin Tin Tin on a World War I
battlefield, he recognizes something in the pup that he
needs to share with the world. Rin Tin Tin’s improbable
introduction to Hollywood leads to the dog’s first
blockbuster film and over time, the many radio programs,
movies, and television shows that follow. The canine hero’s
legacy is cemented by Duncan and a small group of others who
devote their lives to keeping him and his descendants
alive. At its heart, Rin Tin Tin is a poignant
exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals.
But it is also a richly textured history of
twentieth-century entertainment and entrepreneurship and the
changing role of dogs in the American family and society.
Almost ten years in the making, Susan Orlean’s first
original book since The Orchid Thief is a tour de
force of history, human interest, and masterful
storytelling—the ultimate must-read for anyone who loves
great dogs or great yarns.
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