The Year of the Ghost: An Olduvai Diary Tapa dura -

Hardback. Very Good.

Western Academic & Specialist Pr, 02/10/2002 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 1.5988 in x 22.9825 in x 17.3868 in.

Western Academic & Specialist Pr, 02/10/2002 00:00:01. hardcover. Acceptable. 1.5988 in x 22.9825 in x 17.3868 in.

Western Academic & Specialist Pr, 2002-10-02. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.6299 9.0551 6.8504.

This book is in excellent condition, no wear to covers. Previous owner makring first inner page, no other markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. "The 'ghost' of this book is Derek Roe himself. In January 1983 he embarked on his first journey to Tanzania as a ghost writer for an autobiography for Mary Leakey, a name linked for ever in the minds of archaeologists with the famous palaeolithic site of Olduvai Gorge. This diary covers Derek Roe's three trips to visit Mary and also includes correspondence between them both before and after 1983, as well as snippets from their earlier meetings. It is an honest, at times intimate and frank record of the ups and downs of their relationship, of Mary's work in Africa, of the site of Olduvai Gorge and the impact that the discoveries made there have had on the archaeological world. The finished autobiography, drafted by Derek, but much altered before publication, was published in 1984 as Disclosing the Past ; it is now out of print, but this personal… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.