Last Chain on Billie: How One Extraordinary Elephant Escaped the Big Top

The "powerful and haunting" biography of a star circus elephant who rebelled against her handlers and finally found freedom (Jane Goodall).

Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, Last Chain on Billie charts the history of elephants in America, the inspiring story of Tennessee's Elephant Sanctuary, and the spellbinding tale of a resilient elephant who survived a decade of captivity.

Left in the wild, Billie the elephant would have been free to wander the jungles of As...