Gorillas in the Mist: A Remarkable Woman's Thirteen Year Adventure In Remote African Rain Forests With The Greatest Of The Great Apes
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- Synopsis
- Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families; the basis for the major movie starring Sigourney Weaver.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.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 325 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781474611572
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780753811412
- Publisher:
- Orion
- Date of Addition:
- 02/17/21
- Copyrighted By:
- The Estate of Dian Fossey
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature
- Reading Age:
- 14 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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