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Lad a dog

Recounts the heroic and adventurous life of a thoroughbred collie that was particularly devoted to his owners.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Terhune, Albert Payson, 1872-1942
Other Authors:	Savitt, Sam (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Puffin, 1993.
Subjects:	Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Recounts the heroic and adventurous life of a thoroughbred collie that was particularly devoted to his owners.
Item Description:	"A puffin book." "First published in the United States of America by E.P. Dutton ... 1919"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:	286 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Audience:	"Ages 10 up"--Cover P. [4].
ISBN:	0140364749 : 9780140364743
Author Notes:	Albert Payson Terhune was born in New Jersey in 1872. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia University, he worked as a reporter for the Evening World from 1894 to 1914. Terhune was a breeder of collies and wrote a number of books based on his own dog Lad. Sam Savitt was a renowned equine artist, the illustrator of more than 100 books, and a fine author in his own right. Several of his horse charts are considered authoritative works and have been used by the Smithsonian Institution. For a time he was the official illustrator of the United States Equestrian Team, and he was alsoa founding member of theAmerican Academy of Equine Artists.