Going Home: The Lost Story of Chief the Fire Dog

by Charlene Kate Kavanagh

Book Overview

Based on a little-known snippet of New York City history, Going Home: The Lost Story of Chief the Fire Dog is the heartwarming story of a destitute dog's quest for home, family, and a sense of self.

After the stock market crash of 1929, the dog's financially devastated owner abandons him on the outskirts of New York City. While adjusting to life as a stray, the dog discovers New York City Fire Station Engine Company 203. Among the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595409466
• ISBN13: 9780595409464
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This is a great book - even for seniors!!

Although I haven't been a child for many a year, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's one of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time. As an animal lover, I find it even more beautiful and my hat's off to those firemen who gave Chief a new home and the love he was seeking. Ruth Michel