A Journey to Ashango-Land
A Journey to Ashango-Land

Author: Paul Du Chaillu

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-10-18

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 3368839098

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Between Man and Beast
Between Man and Beast

Author: Monte Reel

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2013-03-12

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 038553423X

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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 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.

The Farther Frontier
The Farther Frontier

Author: Lysle E. Meyer

Publisher: Susquehanna University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780945636199

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A surprising number of Americans were involved with the so-called Dark Continent during the period when Western penetration led to conquest and colonial rule. The six Americans discussed are: Thomas Jefferson Bowen, who established the first American mission posts in Yorubaland; writer-explorer Paul du Chaillu; soldier-explorer Charles Chaille-Long; diplomat Henry Shelton Sanford; mining engineer John Hays Hammond; and taxidermist Carl Akeley. Illustrated.