The lady and the panda : the true adventures of the first American explorer to bring back China's most exotic animal / Vicki Constantine Croke.
By: Croke, Vicki.
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BookPublisher: New York : Random House, c2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: xix, 372 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0375507833.Subject(s): Giant panda | Harkness, Ruth | Giant pandas | Harkness, RuthDDC classification: 599.789/092 Summary: Presents an account of New York socialite Ruth Harkness's expedition to China in 1936, during which she became the first American explorer to capture a baby panda and return it to the U.S., where it was put on display at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.
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Presents an account of New York socialite Ruth Harkness's expedition to China in 1936, during which she became the first American explorer to capture a baby panda and return it to the U.S., where it was put on display at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.
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