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“Monte Reel's BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST contains all the elements of an enthralling adventure story. But it is more than just a riveting tale; it is also a brilliant exploration of ideas that illuminate the very nature of humankind.”--David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of THE LOST CITY OF Z and THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES“Intriguing. . . . Rattles along with fine, wacky momentum.”—The New York Times Book Review “Gripping. . . . Intellectually satisfying. . . . Exciting.”—Salon“A celebration of accomplishments too far-reaching to be understood in their time.”—The Daily Beast“Thoroughly engrossing.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“[An] entertaining and provocative story . . . it has the narrative flow and evocative language of a fine historical novel.”—The St. Louis Post-Dispatch“[A] sense of urgency compels the reader onward to find out what happened. . . . Arresting.”—Washington Post“Engrossing . . . would go great with popcorn. . . . Addresses big topics—evolution, abolition—but they remain in service of the narrative, providing context for colorful conflict.”—Wall Street Journal“A robust intellectual history. . . . In Reel's hands, Du Chaillu's adventures in Africa, including his discovery of Pygmies and his part in a smallpox epidemic, were no less harrowing than his interactions with many of the world's leading scientists and explorers.” —Publishers Weekly“Those unfamiliar with [Paul Du Chaillu] would do well to pick up a copy of Between Man and Beast, Monte Reel's new book about Du Chaillu's life and adventures in pursuit of this fierce creature.”—Book Page“Adventure, history, nature, big ideas—what more could you want?”—Library Journal“Fascinating. . . . A lively footnote to the debate between science and religion and the exploration of the African jungle in the Victorian era.”—Kirkus Reviews“You'd half expect a Bela Lugosi mad scientist or a Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan to pop up in this Victorian-era drama, which travels from the London of Darwin and Dickens to unexplored Africa to Civil War-ravaged America.”—New York Post“A supremely entertaining, enlightening and memorable read.”—Nature“An admirable book for those who like epic tales of exploration. . . . Fascinating.”—The Buffalo News“Retelling his adventures opens a wonderful window, both magical and alarming, into what he [Paul Du Chaillu] saw and, ultimately, into who we are.”—The Free Lance-Star“Swift, clever, well-researched and provocative. . . . Reel skillfully shifts our attention from continent to continent, from past to present, until the story's tributaries merge and rush toward the conclusion.”—The Plain Dealer “A vivid scene worthy of the silver screen. . . . From the perilous adventures to the equally tense academic battles waged by British high society. . . . At times, the mind staggers to recall that this story is a work of nonfiction.”—San Antonio-Express New 

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About the Author

Monte Reel is also the author of The Last of the Tribe. He has written articles and essays for the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s and Outside, and he is a former foreign correspondent for the Washington Post. He lives outside of Chicago with his wife and two daughters. 

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Product details

Paperback: 432 pages

Publisher: Anchor; First Edition edition (December 3, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0307742431

ISBN-13: 978-0307742438

Product Dimensions:

5.2 x 0.9 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.2 out of 5 stars

131 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#804,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Is this a non fiction book that reads like fiction? Yes and no. There was plenty of history, but it could have been presented with a little more panache. If you have read my reviews, you know that this style of writing is my favorite genre...but don't do it half way. I liked this book, however it could have been written in a way that would have resulted in many nail-biting chapter endings. Monte Reel, you were so close to perfection! You have a 5' 3'' unknown explorer who had the guts to stand up to a furious gorilla charge as your main character. According to your own research, the first white man to encounter this highly debatable relative of man is Paul Du Chaillu. You wrote an interesting tale, but you had the wherewithal at your fingertips to tell it in a more intoxicating style. This explorer, Paul Du Chaillu, in 2013 is practically incognito. Nobody in the mid to late 1800s understood who he was, just imagine what today's students know about Du Chaillu. Nothing! I see a book that could have been written with more flare and page turning capabilities. Okay, enough said, it was still a reasonable success.This is the story of Paul Du Chaillu of dubious parentage being brought up by the missionaries' John and Jane Wilson in Gabon, West Africa. Eventually, Wilson gets Du Chaillu a job as a French teacher in Carmel, NY. Once in America, Du Chaillu's African stories get to John Cassin, head of Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences. Paul earns a paid expedition back to Africa to find and send back specimens of unknown animals and birds. He sends back many stuffed specimens over the next three years, but becomes famous for being the first white man to encounter a gorilla. Once back in America, Paul finds that there is little interest in his findings, and The Academy of Natural Sciences refuses to reimburse his expedition expenses. When Paul tries to display his gorilla skins in NYC, he is out maneuvered by P.T. Barnum's Broadway museum. Monte Reel's prose had this reviewer rooting hard for this would be explorer with no credentials.During this time period, Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' is published in England, sparking debates pro and con. Suddenly Paul's encounter with gorillas becomes meaningful. Richard Owen, superintendent of all the natural history collections at the British Museum, invites Paul to England to " show and tell " his African expedition experiences. Guess what? England loves him! Since Paul isn't a "educated" explorer, he has his backers and attackers. Stories are written about him by the great Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray in their respective magazines. All is good! Not. Here comes the attack on his story and qualifications by England's zoological society's head, John Gray, and a jealous retired explorer, Charles Waterton. Ladies and gentleman, let the gorilla wars begin! This is where the novel gets intriguing and the ensuing chapters magnetic.I haven't read Reel's first book, 'The Last of the Tribe' , but I have to say that Monte Reel has the knack for writing novels about uncommon subjects that are irreproachably researched. My only criticism is his occasional lack of verve. If you don't know what I mean, read Robert Klara's 'FDR's Funeral Train', Candice Millard's 'Destiny of the Republic', or Erik Larson's 'The Devil in the White City'. Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and profoundly endorse Monte Reel's latest book.

Paul Du Chaillu was the first explorer to encounter the gorilla, and he killed most the animals that he encountered. As pointed out by the author, exploration and hunting were enmeshed. Specimens were killed and stuffed, drawn, sent to museums. During his travels Paul also encountered the famous Fang tribes who were known as cannibals. He was, however, well treated by that tribe. Members of the tribe shared that Europeans were regarded as cannibals, why else would they arrive "from nobody knows where.", captures men, women, and children, and depart. What else was the purpose but cannibalism. In the states, his talks and exhibits were eagerly consumed.To me the backstory, complete with competing theories about the discoveries, is the most cogent part of the book. Darwin with evolution and Owens with intelligent design, competed to explain the mysteries. Africa had been nearly impenetrable, and I believe the continent has been mostly the worst for those who penetrated it. Expeditions entered the continent to take what they sought, and Paul's policy of shooting to kill hasn't varied all that much.The terror of the explorations does make for good reading, and the author generally sees the feckless, more innocent side of Du Chaillu. Most of what he thought about gorillas of course was found untrue. They are generally isolative, vegetarian animals, now almost closed out of their habitats. The book gives a good bais of the start of the evolution- intelligent design debate that continues today for many people. This is a book with much to offer.

This was an interesting, if at times tedious, overview of one of the largely forgotten expeditions of the Victorian age. At times, the author overwhelms the reader with an almost endless list of scientists, freak show hucksters, politicians, and other characters, most of whom play an ancillary role to the story itself.What can be appreciated was the central intrigue of the book for me, that there was a time, not so very long ago, when the world seemed a much, much larger place than it does now.I am also interested in the scientific and cultural achievements of the Victorian age. This book is an interesting study of one of those achievements, and the man responsible for it.

I'm not sure what the reason was for me to buy this book. I'm not interested in gorillas, evolution or victorian era explorers. I think I was going for a non-fiction type of adventure. So I was so surprised how interesting and well written this story was. The author makes you feel that you really know the people in this book. You really feel for the quaint little explorer that discovers the gorillas and brings their taxidermic bodies back to get no recognition from America, and then gets too much recognition from Europe. He spends his time defending himself against the skeptics and ultimately goes back to Africa to prove his explorations are valid. The author also brings in the many characters of England's scientific world; Darwin, Owen, Huxley etc. He humanizes these people and draws you into their victorian world. Not only do you get his African adventures among the many tribes, pygmies and such, but you also get his adventures into upper class victorian England. In the end you think that Paul Du Chaillu should have been a household name not a background figure that most of us have never heard of. I enjoyed reading this and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good adventure story that actually happened.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought this book, but I got an excellent biography of a 19th century explorer I had never heard of. The rise, fall, and rise again of Paul Du Chaillu was fascinating. The book was written in a breezy style that I could not put down. For anyone with an interest in African exploration, this book is highly recommended.

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