"Four Years In Paradise" 1941 JOHNSON, Osa (INSCRIBED) (SOLD)

JOHNSON, Osa 

INSCRIBED: To my good friends... with best African wishes

[345] pp.

J.P. Lippincott Company

1941

First Edition

9 1/2" x 6 1/2"

VG

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Four Years in Paradise is a 1941 memoir by wildlife filmmaking pioneer Osa Johnson and the sequel to her bestselling autobiography, I Married Adventure.

Overview and Plot

The Setting: The book chronicles the years 1924 through 1927, detailing Osa and her husband Martin Johnson’s protracted, permanent base camp establishment at Lake Paradise in northern Kenya.

The Content: It describes setting up housekeeping in the African wilderness, managing a large local staff, leading safaris, and hunting to feed their massive entourage while Martin captured standard-setting wildlife footage and photography.

Themes: The memoir highlights partnership, grit, and the realities of early wildlife documentation.