This book explores scientific representations and Western popular cultural narratives of the tropical forest through the work of naturalists, adventurers, and documentarians of the early to mid-20th century. It analyzes the journeys of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir; the popular and scientific books and films of Martin and Osa Johnson; the work of William Beebe, who attempted to rescue the image of the jungle from mass-culture fictions; and the work of botanists David Fairchild and Richard Evans Schultes. The book is illustrated with b&w photos. Enright has written other books on jungle adventurers. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)