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The stories of famous animals in the states and territories of the United States are told in this unique reference work. In it you will discover that a Horned Toad named Ol' Rip lived for over thirty years inside a cornerstone of the Eastland, Texas, courthouse. Or how an Old English Rooster in Iowa named General Jack Pershing raised more than $40,000 for the Red Cross during World War I. The stories were selected based on a survey of historical societies, librarians, and media in each state.

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Booklist Review

This collection of animal anecdotes includes at least one animal story from each state as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Created from a survey intended to trace "the single most famous, individual, true-to-life animal" in each state's history, the more than 50 responses from librarians, historians, and persons in the media are compiled in prose accessible to high-school students. The compiler, a naturalist, has created a readable trivia book. Animals include Roosevelt's dog Fala (New York), Morris the cat (Illinois), and Punxsutawney Phil (Pennsylvania). Organized alphabetically by state, the anecdotes are easily accessed from the table of contents. More detailed access is given in the index, which lists locations, animals, and people involved. A chronological list of important dates in the stories (1775 to 1991) follows the preface. Most entries are enhanced by at least one black-and-white drawing or photo and several references for further reading. The only drawback in an otherwise attractively formatted book is the small typeface. This work is certainly in a class by itself, bearing no resemblance to reference works like Complete Field Guide to American Wildlife (Harper & Row, 1959) or The History of Wildlife in America (National Wildlife Foundation, 1975). Although it gives some information on the habitats and life cycles of wild animals, it seeks more to entertain and succeeds reasonably well.