Reel, Monte

Highly recommended for those interested in moral quandaries pertaining to espionage, rich Cold War history, and realpolitick.

Recommended for anyone interested in the Victorian era and the age of natural history discovery. ["Best suited to general readers interested in African exploration, gorillas, or the history of science in the Victorian age. They may also be interested in Du Chaillu's original best seller, as well as Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, thought to be partially inspired by Du Chaillu's adventures," read the review of the Doubleday hc, LJ 3/1/13.—Ed.]

Best suited to general readers interested in African exploration, gorillas, or the history of science in the Victorian age. They may also be interested in du Chaillu's original best seller, as well as Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, thought to be partially inspired by du Chaillu's adventures.

The legend of some dangerous, near-mythical beast—the gorilla—galvanized Westerners in the 1850s, when Paul Du Chaillu headed to equatorial West Africa to see what he could see...