Ramsey County History – Summer 1992: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Father Begged Feed for His Animals”

Growing Up in St. Paul: Father Begged Feed for His Animals

Author: Margaret Manship

The father in this case was William McMahon, zookeeper at the Como Zoo starting in 1931. This memoir traces the early decades of the zoo, its struggles with lack of money, the animal donations, and the frequent temporary residence of animals in the author’s house. There are many human and animal anecdotes.

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