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Chimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa
Dale Peterson
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Description for Chimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa
Paperback. A lifelong fascination with primates led Dale Peterson to Africa, which he criss-crossed in hope of sighting chimpanzees in the wild. With the good-natured fatalism of the tested traveller, Peterson tells of trains and riverboats, opportunities and ecotourists, rain forests and shanty towns. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
A lifelong fascination with primates led Dale Peterson to Africa, which he criss-crossed in hope of sighting chimpanzees in the wild. As with any adventure worth retelling, however, Peterson's detours are as notable as his destinations. With the good-natured fatalism of the tested traveller, Peterson tells of trains and riverboats, opportunities and ecotourists, rain forests and shanty towns as he conveys the pitfalls of going forth on a budget as tiny as the continent is vast. Along the way, we also meet Jane Goodall and several other renowned primate researchers and caretakers. This is travel writing with a purpose, an ... Read more
A lifelong fascination with primates led Dale Peterson to Africa, which he criss-crossed in hope of sighting chimpanzees in the wild. As with any adventure worth retelling, however, Peterson's detours are as notable as his destinations. With the good-natured fatalism of the tested traveller, Peterson tells of trains and riverboats, opportunities and ecotourists, rain forests and shanty towns as he conveys the pitfalls of going forth on a budget as tiny as the continent is vast. Along the way, we also meet Jane Goodall and several other renowned primate researchers and caretakers. This is travel writing with a purpose, an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820324890
SKU
V9780820324890
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About Dale Peterson
Dale Peterson is also the author of The Deluge and the Ark: A Journey into Primate Worlds and Storyville, USA (Georgia). He is coauthor, with Jane Goodall, of Visions of Caliban (Georgia) and coauthor, with Richard Wrangham, of Demonic Males. Peterson teaches at Tufts University.
Reviews for Chimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa
Exhilarating...[An] absorbing adventure-nature story. - Publishers Weekly