Tarzan forever: the life of Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan

A biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the writer who created the jungle hero, Tarzan, without setting foot in Africa. It portrays him as a failed adventurer--he was rejected by the Rough Riders-- working at boring jobs until he turned to writing in his thirties. He had to wait till his sixties to tas...

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Main Author: Taliaferro, John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Scribner 1999
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Summary:A biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the writer who created the jungle hero, Tarzan, without setting foot in Africa. It portrays him as a failed adventurer--he was rejected by the Rough Riders-- working at boring jobs until he turned to writing in his thirties. He had to wait till his sixties to taste adventure, becoming America's oldest war correspondent in World War II.
Physical Description:400, [16] S. Ill.
ISBN:068483359X

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