At its heart, Rin Tin Tin is a poignant exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals.
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.
He believed the dog was immortal.
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 ).
But it is also a richly textured history of 21st-century entertainment and entrepreneurship and the changing role of dogs in the American family and society.
At its heart, Rin Tin Tin is a poignant exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals
