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'Tarzan the Untamed' is a book written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, related to the title character Tarzan. The time is of World War I in this novel. World War I provokes East Africa as German troops destroy the Greystokes' estate where Tarzan come back to obtain the burned ashes of his beloved Jane. Another casualty is the Waziri warrior Wasimbu, left killed by the Germans. Engrossed by revenge, the ape-man wages guerrilla warfare against the enemy, using his most wild tactics to help the Allies manage the captures from his land. As the British Army triumphs, Tarzan leaves to rejoin the great apes…mehr

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'Tarzan the Untamed' is a book written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, related to the title character Tarzan. The time is of World War I in this novel. World War I provokes East Africa as German troops destroy the Greystokes' estate where Tarzan come back to obtain the burned ashes of his beloved Jane. Another casualty is the Waziri warrior Wasimbu, left killed by the Germans. Engrossed by revenge, the ape-man wages guerrilla warfare against the enemy, using his most wild tactics to help the Allies manage the captures from his land. As the British Army triumphs, Tarzan leaves to rejoin the great apes that are his family_ only to be opposed by a rashless wasteland that stands in his way. Having furnished a trial of unbelievable torment, he enters the inaccessible valley of xuja, the city of maniacs.
Autorenporträt
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author most recognized for his prolific work in adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. He is best known for conceiving the characters Tarzan and John Carter, as well as writing the Pellucidar, Amtor, and Caspak trilogies. Tarzan's popularity grew quickly, and Burroughs took use of it in every way possible, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, films, and souvenirs. Tarzan is still one of the most popular fictional characters and a cultural symbol. Burroughs' California ranch is now the hub of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles, which is named for the character. Burroughs was an outspoken supporter of eugenics and scientific racism in both his fiction and nonfiction; Tarzan was intended to embody these ideas. Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago (he later spent many years in the Oak Park suburb), the fourth son of Major George Tyler Burroughs, a businessman and Civil War veteran, and his wife, Mary Evaline (Zieger) Burroughs. His middle name comes from his paternal grandmother, Mary Coleman Rice Burroughs. Burroughs was almost entirely of English heritage, with a family line in North America dating back to the Colonial era. Burroughs was derived from settler Edmund Rice, an English Puritan who migrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early 17th century, via his Rice grandmother. He once said, "I can trace my ancestry back to Deacon Edmund Rice."