{"product_id":"b00htjbdp6","title":"Last Chain on Billie: How One Extraordinary Elephant Escaped the Big Top","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world,  Last Chain on Billie\u003cbr\u003e\ncharts the history of elephants in America, the inspiring story of the\u003cbr\u003e\nElephant Sanctuary and the spellbinding tale of a resilient elephant who\u003cbr\u003e\ndefied the system even as she struggled to conquer her past, who never\u003cbr\u003e\nlost sight of the life she was meant to have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeft in the wild, Billie the elephant would have spent her days\u003cbr\u003e\nsurrounded by family, free to wander the jungles of Asia. Instead,\u003cbr\u003e\ntraders captured her as a baby and shipped her to America, where she\u003cbr\u003e\nlearned to carry humans, stand on a tub and balance on one leg - the\u003cbr\u003e\nfull repertoire of elephant tricks. For decades, Billie crisscrossed the\u003cbr\u003e\ncountry, dazzling audiences as she performed breathtaking stunts. But\u003cbr\u003e\nbehind the scenes she lived a life of misery: traveling in trucks,\u003cbr\u003e\nchained for hours on end, barely able to move, giving eight-minute\u003cbr\u003e\nperformances under harsh lights and to the sounds of blaring music. And\u003cbr\u003e\nworse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, she got a lucky break. As part of the largest elephant\u003cbr\u003e\nrescue in American history,  Billie wound up at a sanctuary for\u003cbr\u003e\nperforming elephants in Tennessee, able once more to roam through open\u003cbr\u003e\nmeadows and share her days with a herd. She would never be beaten again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut, overcome with anxiety, she withdrew from the rest of the\u003cbr\u003e\nelephants and refused to let anyone remove a chain still clamped around\u003cbr\u003e\nher leg. Her caregivers began to wonder if Billie could ever escape her\u003cbr\u003e\nemotional wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe compelling story of Billie's battle to reclaim her old self is a\u003cbr\u003e\ntestament to the intelligence, emotional complexity and remarkable\u003cbr\u003e\nstrength of all elephants, captive or free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924010238197,"sku":"YSL51016","price":7.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81chICKTfyL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672378","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b00htjbdp6","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}