Title:
Love, life, and elephants : an African love story / Dame Daphne Sheldrick.
ISBN:
9780374104573
Personal Author:
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Physical Description:
xviii, 334 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in 2012 by Viking, an imprint of Penguin books, Great Britain, as An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants."
Includes index.
Contents:
Settlers -- Childhood -- Growing up -- Married life -- Falling in love -- Decisions -- New beginnings -- Love and orphans -- Settled -- Conflict -- Discovery -- Expansion -- Turmoil -- Grief -- Growth -- Achievement -- Epilogue: David.
Summary:
A conservationist who has dedicated her life to saving orphan elephants in Africa describes her relationships with her late husband, Tsavo Park warden David Sheldrick, and a host of animals, including the majestic elephant, Eleanor.
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn759175043
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
