Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm

by Monte Reel

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In 1856, Paul Du Chaillu ventured into the African jungle in search of a mythic beast, the gorilla. After wild encounters with vicious cannibals, deadly snakes, and tribal kings, Du Chaillu emerged with 20 preserved gorilla skins--two of which were stuffed and brought on tour--and walked smack dab into the biggest scientific debate of the time: Darwin's theory of evolution. Quickly, Du Chaillu's trophies went from objects of wonder to key pieces in...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0307742431

ISBN13:9780307742438

Release Date:December 2013

Publisher:Anchor Books

Length:432 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Related Subjects

Africa Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Central Africa Expeditions & Discoveries History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) World

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