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In Brightest Africa
Carl Ethan Akeley and Henry Fairfield Osborn
The man who reshaped natural history museums earned his knowledge in the wild. Carl Akeley recounts his African adventures, from elephant encounters and lion hunts to buffalo, leopards, and rhinos, and the new art of taxidermy he pioneered. Gripping firsthand tales from a legendary naturalist. For the reader who wants Africa's great animals through a master's eyes. Venture into brightest Africa.
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22 chapters
- 1IN BRIGHTEST AFRICA
- 2FOREWORD
- 3CONTENTS
- 4LIST OF LINE DRAWINGS
- 5IN BRIGHTEST AFRICA
- 6CHAPTER I A NEW ART BEGUN
- 7CHAPTER II ELEPHANT FRIENDS AND FOES
- 8CHAPTER III MY ACQUAINTANCE WITH LIONS
- 9CHAPTER IV HUNTING THE AFRICAN BUFFALO
- 10CHAPTER V LEOPARDS AND RHINOS
- 11CHAPTER VI ALONG THE TRAIL
- 12CHAPTER VII BILL
- 13CHAPTER VIII SAFARI HUNTERS
- 14CHAPTER IX INVENTIONS AND WARFARE
- 15CHAPTER X A TAXIDERMIST AS A SCULPTOR
- 16CHAPTER XI HUNTING GORILLAS IN CENTRAL AFRICA
- 17FOOTNOTE:
- 18CHAPTER XII ADVENTURES ON MT. MIKENO
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