Monsters and Miracles

Gary, Kaskel

ISBN 10: 0741498049 / ISBN 13: 9780741498045

Published by Infinity Publishing, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monsters and Miracles
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0741498049
• ISBN 13: 9780741498045
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Monsters and Miracles is the story of a complex and conflicted warrior for children and animals who changed the consciousness of a nation more than a century ago. As an animal advocate, I love the story of Henry Bergh, founder of the first animal protection society in America. It is simply a must-read for anyone interested in the humane movement and true American heroes. - Rory Freedman, author of Beg and co-author of Skinny Bitch Henry. Bergh is widely thought to have started the animal protection movement in America and now, thanks to Gary Kaskel's intelligent and compelling biography, we know how how this came to be. Kaskel paints a detailed and personal portrait of the man who taught us to respect animals. This is an important book that will be on the shelf for years to come-and it's a great read. - Elizabeth Hess, author of Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who would Be Human and Lost and Found. Kaskel has woven an urbane and atmospheric tale of New York and Europe in the mid-19th century and an aristocrat's passionate crusade not only to bring America forward on the subject of animal cruelty and children's rights but for meaning and purpose in his own life. - Andrew Gross, author of The Dark Tide and The Blue Zone

About the Author

Gary Kaskel is a writer and filmmaker who has also served as an executive at United Action for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States. His award-winning 2006 documentary, Animal People, chronicles the history of the humane movement in America. He grew up in Manhattan and now resides in Los Angeles.