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…mehr
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?
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski has followed Alfred Russel Wallace up the Rio Negro in Brazil and throughout Southeast Asia, and his acclaimed personal memoir, An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles (Explorer's Eye Press, 2017), reflects the many facets of Wallace's interests and achievements. Paul's international career began with the US Peace Corps, where he worked with remote communities in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. He has lived and worked in more than 85 countries, including long stints in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. He worked with WWF International for 15 years as director of Creative Services and head of the Faith and Environment Program. He is American-French and lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
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