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Lion On A Leash
By Charlie Ryan
In The Late 19th Century, The Circus Was A World Of Wonder—but Also Often Cruelty.
Lion
On
A
Leash
is
the
extraordinary
true
story
of
French,
a
lion
born
in
a
circus,
saved
by
compassion,
and
thrust
into
the
spotlight
of
nineteenth-centu-
ry
America.
In
Alderson,
West
Virginia,
Susan
Bebout
stages
a
daring
rescue
of
a
lion
cub
that
leads
to
a
national
sensation,
a
fierce
battle
for
ownership,
and
a
heart-wrenching
journey
from
beloved
pet
to
circus
center
ring.
A
tale
of
courage, love, and the indomitable spirit of survival.
Charlie
Ryan's
writing
career
has
spanned
eighteen
years
of
radio,
television,
and
newspaper
reporting,
and
over
thirty
years
as
CEO
of
his
advertising
and
public
relations
agency
in
West
Virginia,
Virginia,
and
Washington
DC.
His
early
focus
on
politics
brought
him
into
contact
with
prominent
names
of
the
sixties
and
seventies,
including
Lyndon
B.
Johnson,
Richard
Nixon,
and
Eleanor
Roosevelt.
A
member
of
the
West
Virginia
Broadcasting
Hall
of
Fame,
his
works
include
Dead
Men's
Clubs;
The
Pullman
Hilton;
My
Life
with
Charles
Fraser;
Deceit,
Disappearance
6-
Death
On
Hilton
Head
Island;
Murder On Staunton Road, and Lives Intertwined.