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Ant Hill Odyssey, by William M. 
Mann (Atlantic-Little, Brown). An 
account of the formative years in the 
life of a renowned entomologist. Be¬ 
ginning with a description of his state 
of mind at the age of four, when he 
first realized that insects were to 
mean more to him than they do to 
most people, the author recounts 
how he followed his star, more or 
less on his hands and knees, across 
1 American deserts and through 
Caribbean, South American, and 
Melanesian jungles, eventually arriv¬ 
ing at the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, where, while still a young man, 
he was given a free hand with the De¬ 
partment’s ants. Dr. Mann, who is 
now the director of the National Zoo, 
makes it all sound as though the rest 
I of us had wasted our youth. 
MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY 
AT HARVARD COLLEGE 
CAMBRIDGE 38, MASSACHUSETTS 
November 9, 1948. 
Dear Dr. and Mrs. Mann: 
I have just finished 
reading your Ant Hill Odyssey and enjoyed 
it very much. Both in content and style it 
makes delightful reading and I'm. recommending 
it heartily to all my friends and colleagues. 
I do hope you f 11 write another volume to 
bring your travel adventures up to date. 
With best wishes for 
the success of the book, and gratitude for 
the pleasure it has already given. 
Yours very sincerely 
TtAU, - l ) 
