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"Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

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Description:A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANTFor some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the trail of famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and his little-known assistant Ali.The result of this quest is an imaginative “enhanced biography” of an illiterate 19th-century teenager from Borneo who helped Wallace become one of history’s most successful explorers of the natural world. This deliciously speculative book, filled with humor and touching scenes of imagined conversations, takes a hard look at “slippery truth,” and, perhaps most important, asks the question: “Is there someone in your life who has quietly helped you, perhaps without adequate recognition, on your journey?”In this innovative approach to biography, you’ll discover:• New clues that expand our knowledge of Ali’s background and career• Why writing the history of a 19th-century teenage boy from Borneo is so challenging• Details about how Ali collected some 5,000 of Wallace’s 8,050 bird specimens• Imagined conversations that explore emotions and perceptions of Wallace and Ali• How each of us has an “Ali” who has helped us along the wayWho’s your Ali? Perhaps this book might encourage to reach out to someone forgotten but who eased your path along your journey?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion. To get started finding "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Explorer's Eye Press

Release: 2023

ISBN: 2940573417

Description: A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANTFor some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the trail of famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and his little-known assistant Ali.The result of this quest is an imaginative “enhanced biography” of an illiterate 19th-century teenager from Borneo who helped Wallace become one of history’s most successful explorers of the natural world. This deliciously speculative book, filled with humor and touching scenes of imagined conversations, takes a hard look at “slippery truth,” and, perhaps most important, asks the question: “Is there someone in your life who has quietly helped you, perhaps without adequate recognition, on your journey?”In this innovative approach to biography, you’ll discover:• New clues that expand our knowledge of Ali’s background and career• Why writing the history of a 19th-century teenage boy from Borneo is so challenging• Details about how Ali collected some 5,000 of Wallace’s 8,050 bird specimens• Imagined conversations that explore emotions and perceptions of Wallace and Ali• How each of us has an “Ali” who has helped us along the wayWho’s your Ali? Perhaps this book might encourage to reach out to someone forgotten but who eased your path along your journey?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion. To get started finding "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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