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The Johnson's, Osa and Martin, gained worldwide fame in the first half of the 20th century with their groundbreaking films of East Africa and the South Pacific. They combined natural history observations with adventure and "exploration." Osa's books recount their activities in a deliberately folksy and "aw shucks" style, exploiting her persona as "just a girl from Kansas." Her books are fun to read if you can ignore the obvious limitations of her time. Osa fished, hunted, and dressed in "male" c
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