![]() This book is more about the history of dogs as pets in the USA. ![]() I mean, I knew who he was but he was before my time. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.My father's family had at least 2 different German Shepherds, and when I was growing up we had at least 4 different shepherds. Movies were made about "him." My father was born in 1915 and was a young boy while all this was going on. It became the most popular breed of dog in the U.S. The American public fell in love with the breed and its heroism and intelligence. "Now I understand why my father always wanted German Shepherds as pets! Rin Tin Tin became an American icon in the days right after WWI. ![]() Spanning almost one hundred years of history, from the dog’s improbable discovery on a battlefield in 1918 to his tumultuous rise through Hollywood and beyond, Rin Tin Tin is a love story about "the mutual devotion between one man and one dog" ( The Wall Street Journal) that is also a quintessentially American story of reinvention, a captivating exploration of our spiritual bond with animals, and a stirring meditation on mortality and immortality. So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from abandoned puppy to movie star and international icon. One of the most acclaimed nonfiction books of 2011, Susan Orlean’s New York Times bestseller Rin Tin Tin is “an unforgettable book about the mutual devotion between one man and one dog” ( The Wall Street Journal). ![]()
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