The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1985. This "is my fourth volume of essays from monthly columns in Natural History Magazine." (Prologue) Bibliography. Index.
Selected Contents:
5: Politics and Progess
The Chain of Being
"The Hottentot Venus"
Illustrations:
A satiric French print of 1812 commenting on English fascination with the Hottentot Venus. The soldier behind her examines her steatopygia, while the lady in front pretends to tie her shoelace in order to get a peek at Saartjie's tablier.
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