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"Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird"

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A Great Man and His Unheralded Assistant For 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 way Who's your Ali? Perhaps this book might encourage to reach out to someone forgotten but who eased your path along your journey?

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9782940573417
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 274
  • Published:
  • July 10, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x17x216 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 390 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: March 23, 2025

Description of "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird"

A Great Man and His Unheralded Assistant
For 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 way
Who's your Ali? Perhaps this book might encourage to reach out to someone forgotten but who eased your path along your journey?

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