A century of History with a capital H, as told by an elephant in a tale blending human barbarity and progress.

Fritz the elephant was born in India in 1870. Captured at a very young age, he was tamed at a Hamburg zoo to become a circus animal in Germany, then America, under the Barnum & Bailey big top. Fritz tells of the torture of long journeys, of captivity, and the mistreatment of circus creatures. This is also the tale of a distant history of human barbarity and human progress: transportation, electricity, and more! A powerful book whose naturalistic watercolor and acrylic paintings immerse readers in a turbulent historical era.