The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal

Vicki Croke

ISBN 10: 0375507833 / ISBN 13: 9780375507830

Editore: Random House, 2005

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Riassunto:

Recounts the remarkable true-life adventures of Ruth Harness, an American bohemian socialite and dress designer, who, in 1936, ventured into one of the most dangerous, unexplored regions of the world on a quest--which had already cost many lives--to bring back the first live giant panda to reach the West. 50,000 first printing.

Informazioni sull?autore: VICKI CONSTANTINE CROKE has been covering pets and wildlife for more than a decade, and writes the “Animal Beat” column for The Boston Globe. A former writer and producer for CNN, she has been a contributing reporter for the National Public Radio environment show Living on Earth and consults on film and television projects, most recently a two-hour documentary on gorillas for the A&E channel. Croke is the author of The Modern Ark: The Story of Zoos–Past, Present and Future, and has also written for Time, People, The Washington Post, Popular Science, Gourmet, National Wildlife, Discover, International Wildlife, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Titolo: The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures ...
Casa editrice: Random House
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: acceptable