Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Between Man and Beast

Title: Between Man and Beast: an Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm
Author: Monte Reel

This non-fiction account of the young explorer who was the first European to encounter the gorilla and bring knowledge of its existence to the scientific community reads at times like the most improbable of adventure stories. A fascinating peek into a turbulent era of scientific inquiry.

Non-fiction; rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Smith

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