Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings
The First Family of anthropology--Louis, Mary and Richard Leakey--has dominated this science as no other family in history ever has--and has laid the foundations for much of what is known about the origins of man. Drawing on private family papers and letters, Morell presents a powerful biography...
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The First Family of anthropology--Louis, Mary and Richard Leakey--has dominated this science as no other family in history ever has--and has laid the foundations for much of what is known about the origins of man. Drawing on private family papers and letters, Morell presents a powerful biography that also serves as an overview of paleoanthropology. Photos. NPR sponsorship.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780684801926 (0684801922)
Publish date: August 1st 1995
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 638
Edition language: English