This heroine from the late-Victorian period is largely unknown in the US, but a famous and unforgettable model for English children. She came from a bizarre literary family and rose to international celebrity as an explorer-geographer, scientist, and best-selling author of two travel books about West Africa. She traveled alone. Her adventures included falling to a 20 foot elephant trap lined with spkes, releasing a leopard from a trap, running the rapids of the Ogooue River, and climbing Mount Cameroon. This biography includes much information on Africa and discusses Kintsley's criticism of imperialism. Many illustrations, maps. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1986. VG condition. Jacket in mylar is price-cut. Hb, Dj, Mylar. USED. $20.00