Woodland: The Story of the Animals and People of Woodland Park Zoo

by John Bierlein and Staff Of Historylink

Book Overview

Follow the history of Woodland Park Zoo from its nineteenth-century beginnings as a park originally carved from the wilderness north of downtown Seattle to promote a nearby real estate development. As Seattle grew, its zoo engendered civic pride and the animals in its growing collection became local personalities. By the 1970s, the zoo emerged as an international pioneer in zoo design. Lavishly illustrated, Woodland provides a narrative of changing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933245417
• ISBN13: 9781933245416
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher