In Brightest Africa (Registro nro. 105498)
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| control field | 64675 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Akeley, Carl Ethan, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1864-1926 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | In Brightest Africa |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-03-02 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | A new art begun -- Elephant friends and foes -- My acquaintance with lions -- Hunting the African buffalo -- Leopards and rhinos -- Along the trail -- Bill -- Safari hunters -- Inventions and warfare -- A taxidermist as a sculptor -- Hunting gorillas in Central Africa -- Adventures on Mt. Mikeno -- The lone male of Karisimbi -- Is the gorilla almost a man? -- Roosevelt African Hall: a record for the future. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "In Brightest Africa" by Carl E. Akeley is a memoir and travelogue written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author’s adventurous experiences and observations as a taxidermist and sculptor in Africa, focusing on the majestic wildlife and the challenges of preserving it amidst the advances of civilization. Akeley’s narrative sheds light on his encounters with animals like elephants, lions, and gorillas, underlining both the beauty and the fragility of Africa's ecosystem. The opening of the memoir introduces Akeley's passion for taxidermy, which began in his youth on a farm in New York. As he recounts his journey, he expresses his fascination with animals and reveals his desire to learn the art of taxidermy in a proper setting, ultimately leading him to the esteemed Ward's Natural Science Establishment. The narrative then transitions to his expeditions in Africa, where he describes the rigorous work involved in studying and preserving various animal species, highlighting the harsh realities of their vanishing habitats, the ethical dilemmas he faces, and his deep admiration for the wildlife he encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Africa, East -- Description and travel |
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| Uncontrolled term | Hunting -- Africa, East |
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| Uncontrolled term | Gorilla |
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| Uncontrolled term | Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926 -- Travel -- Africa, East |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Osborn, Henry Fairfield, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1857-1935 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64675">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64675</a> |
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