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Rin Tin Tin [LP] the life and the legend

He believed the dog was immortal. So begins this 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 tha...

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Main Author: Orlean, Susan.
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2011.
Edition: Large print ed.
Subjects:
Oldham, Helen G. tribute.
Rin-Tin-Tin (Dog)
German shepherd dog > United States > Biography.
Working dogs > United States > Biography.
Dogs in motion pictures > History > 20th century.
Dogs in the performing arts > History > 20th century.
Large print books.
Summary: He believed the dog was immortal. So begins this 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 is the ultimate must-read for anyone who loves great dogs or great yarns.
Physical Description: 533 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781410443441
1410443442
Author Notes: Susan Orlean is a staff writer for The New Yorker and has also written for Outside, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and Vogue. She graduated from the University of Michigan and worked as a reporter in Portland, Oregon, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Orlean is the author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend.

She now lives in New York City and can be reached via the internet at www.susanorlean.com

(Bowker Author Biography)

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