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Rin Tin Tin was born in 1918 and Lee Duncan, an American Doughboy fighting in France in World War I, discovered the newly born puppy, his mother, and his littermates in a bombed out dog kennel. Duncan, who lived for years in an orphanage, immediately identified with the plight of the canine family and rescued them. Duncan gave most of the puppies away to other soldiers, as well as the mother once the puppies were weaned, but kept two puppies for himself. He was able to bring them back to the U.S
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This is an excellent book. It's film history, television history, the sociology of pets in the United States, and a story of a German shepherd that changed countless people's lives. Orlean is a terrific writer.
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