{"product_id":"9781473522947","title":"The Man Who Ate the Zoo: Frank Buckland, forgotten hero of natural history","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrank Buckland was an extraordinary man – surgeon, natural historian, popular lecturer, bestselling writer, museum curator, and a conservationist before the concept even existed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEccentric, revolutionary, prolific, he was one of the nineteenth century’s most improbable geniuses. His lifelong passion was to discover new ways to feed the hungry. Rhinoceros, crocodile, puppy-dog, giraffe, kangaroo, bear and panther all had their chance to impress, but what finally - and, eventually, fatally - obsessed him was fish.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForgotten now, he was  one of the most original, far-sighted and influential natural scientists of his time, held as high in public esteem as his great philosophical enemy, Charles Darwin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144418377968,"sku":"9781473522947","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473522947_p0.jpg?v=1763602171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473522947","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}