The Overladed Ark by Gerald M Durrell

The Overladed Ark by Gerald M Durrell
US$8.85

Paperback. Condition: Good+. 1953. Ballantine.

The Overloaded Ark is the debut book by British naturalist Gerald Durrell, published in 1953, chronicling his 1947-1948 expedition to British Cameroon (now Cameroon and Nigeria) to collect animals for zoos. The book details the humorous and adventurous journey with ornithologist John Yealland, blending comic exaggeration with environmental accuracy, and launched Durrell's successful writing career, which funded his conservation work.