Woman In The Mists. The Story Of Dian Fossey And The Mountain Gorillas Of Africa

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Macdonald
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 1988
Edition: First Edition

Description: 380 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Deep in the volcano country of central Africa live some of the rarest, most intriguing animals on earth -- the mountain gorillas. Here, in the mist-shrouded forests, Dian Fossey courageously dedicated her life to studying them. Here she patiently waited until the luminous-eyed gorillas accepted her presence, hugged her, and loved her...while she fought for their survival against poachers, callous researchers, zoo collectors, and local bureaucrats. And here, surrounded by these enemies, she died, mysteriously and brutally murdered. Now, one of the worlds most respected naturalist writers draws for the first time ever on Dian Fosseys personal writings to reveal the true story of a magnificent obsession...one womans enormous empathy for a highly intelligent, desperately endangered animal -- and how it ruled her life, her work, and her heart.

ISBN: 9780356171067