A "comprehensive and masterful biography" (Los Angeles Times) of one of the most influential women of the past century shows how truly remarkable Jane Goodall's accomplishments are.

Goodall was a secretarial school graduate when the influential palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist Louis Leakey, unable to find someone with more fitting credentials, first sent her to Gombe to study chimpanzees. In this acclaimed work, Dale Peterson details how this young woman of uncommon resourcefulness and resolve would go on to set radically new standards in the study of animal behavior. He vividly captures the triumphs and setbacks of her dramatic life, including the private quest that led to her now-famous activism.

Peterson, a longtime Goodall collaborator, has a unique knowledge of his subject. Candid and illuminating, this work will be a revelation even to readers who are familiar with the public Goodall as presented in her own writing.

Includes photographs throughout.

Praise:

"Peterson has produced the long‑awaited, definitive biography of (arguably) the world's leading figure in primatology . . . Peterson's volume is the one for which Goodall's devotees have been waiting . . ." —Nature

"Humanists and animal lovers will appreciate [this] generous tribute." —Vogue

" . . .vividly and significantly enriches our understanding of Goodall" —Booklist

"Captures the spirit of a remarkable woman in science." —Library Journal (starred review)