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Topsy's Big Escape: The Mostly True Story of a Runaway Circus Elephant

Topsy's Big Escape: The Mostly True Story of a Runaway Circus Elephant

Shomo, Bill

Hardcover

AnimalsHistoryPerforming Arts

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 1578692172
ISBN13: 9781578692170
Publisher: Rootstock Publishing
Published: Mar 20 2026
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

A delightful retelling of a circus elephant's escape in Wilmington, North Carolina comes to life in Topsy's Big Escape: The Mostly True Story of a Runaway Circus Elephant.

In 1922, Topsy was the star attraction of the world's second largest circus, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. One night after a sold-out performance, a dog's bark spooked her, and she ran away, trouncing through the streets and neighborhoods of Wilmington. Topsy was a hungry elephant and ate many gardens-but no one was hurt. After a few days on the loose, a plucky Wilmington police officer lured her with peanuts and reunited her with her circus family.

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