Jacob’s Elephants
Posted By thecircusblog on January 13, 2011
Modoc, Empress and Judy.
Thanks Toni for your comment. Ralph was a good friend of mine and did a great favor for me in 1958.
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Is that Modoc Gunterstein? From Ralph Helfers book “Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant that Ever Lived”?
Just finished the book, Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived, and am deeply touched and moved. Would like more details, like: How long after Bram’s death did Modoc live? What befell Modoc between her being sold by North and her being bought by Helfer? What became of Gertie? How did Modoc die? Any suggestions on where to find the answers?
Just read book – Amazing – Unbelievable – Is Mr. North part of the John Ringling North family-I have been a circus fan for 70 years why haven’t I heard of MODOC – Is there any documentation available on this subject?
I just discovered the book Modoc, please tell me is more to this story. I can not fibd anything on this elephant or her amazing life.
I have now read Modoc By RalphHelfer three times. I am so touched. I have always loved elephants and have desperately wanted a frienship with one. . More than I’ve desired a relationship with anything. I would like to know more about what happened to Gertie. I wonder about How long Modoc lived after Bram. Mostly I wonder where I could go . to have an experience with this animal an elephant. I am just crying so hard right now.I can’t see the keys.
Not much in the book was true at all. The author mixed three different Modocs stories, to enhance the story, which was partly based on lies and phantasy. There was never a circus exisiting in Germany where a Modoc was born, and there was no Bram, and no Bram took an elephant to India. The three real Modocs whos destinies are partly portrayed, were all wild captured in Asia. “The True story” is NOT a true story at all, most is fiction.