Ancestral passions: the Leakey family and the quest for humankind's beginnings
Nature, Biography, Science and technology
Human-narrated audio
Summary
A portrait of the Leakeys, the "first family of anthropology." Traces the lives of parents Louis and Mary and son Richard, describing their many discoveries, including the Olduvai Gorge fossils, which confirmed the African origins of the human species. Recounts the dysfunctions and tragedies that plagued the family
Title Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Copyright Date
1995
Book number
4902980
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Jill Ferris
Duration
33 hours 54 minutes 41 seconds
Audio producer
NLS