Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo: Stories from the Animal Archive

Finalist: George Perkins Marsh Prize

Finalist, Susanne M. Glasscock Book Prize

Winner: Ohio Academy of History Junior Scholar Publication Award

Founded amid the urban commotion of Washington, DC, before the dawn of the twentieth century, the National Zoological Park opened to “preserve, teach, and conduct research about the animal world.” Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo is a study of this important cultural landmark from 1887 to 1920. Centered on the animals themselves, each chapter l...