Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts. In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever-constant threat of ...
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Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts. In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever-constant threat of poachers who slaughtered her beloved gorillas with horrifying ferocity. African adventure, personal quest and scientific study, GORILLAS IN THE MIST is a unique and intimate glimpse into a vanishing world and a vanishing species.
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Collectable-Very Good Condition in Very Good jacket. 9780340287347. VG/VG 1st print 1st ed 1983 Hodder hardback, unclipped jacket. Minor lower front corner bump to board with minor waviness to adjacent pages, dulling to pages with age, very bright and unfaded green to jacket spine, tight and unmarked. 326 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 0340287349. ISBN/EAN: 9780340287347. Dewey Code: 599.8846. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 088906.
Dian Fossey was clearly an unusual and difficult person, and not the world's most fluent writer, but her description of the gorillas is moving and insightful.