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

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

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 an all-out intellectual war. With a wide range of characters, including Abraham Lincoln, Arthur Conan Doyle, P.T Barnum, Thackeray, and of course, Charles Darwin, this is a one-of-a-kind book about a singular moment in history.

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

  • Publication Date: December 3, 2013
  • Genres: History, Nonfiction
  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor
  • ISBN-10: 0307742431
  • ISBN-13: 9780307742438