What happens to Modoc after she is sold by North is the book, Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived?

After North sells her, Modoc winds up living for many years, in a remote area, chained and untouched by human hands, with local children paying to throw stones at her. Save by the author, Ralph Helfer, Modoc once again gets a chance at life, living on a ranch in California where Ralph owns a company renting animals to movie studios.