In the Shadow of Man (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Goodall
- First Published: 1971
- Time of Work: 1960–1970
- Setting: Tanzania, Africa
- Principal Characters: Jane Goodall, Hugo van Lawick, David Greybeard, Mike, Flo, Louis Leakey
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Autobiography, Science or scientists, Animals, Naturalists, Monkeys
- Locales: Tanzania
Form and Content
Jane Goodall’s autobiography, In the Shadow of Man, is in some sense two integrated works. It is first the story of Goodall, who, with very little training, began studies at the Gombe Stream—studies that continued for more than thirty years—that represented perhaps the most extraordinary fieldwork ever conducted in the natural sciences. This book tells the story of Goodall’s months of patient watching, her attempts at gaining the trust of the chimpanzees, and her growing love of the land and the animals. It tells the story of how she came to the...
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