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It's a jungle out there in Tarzan town.(Travel)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 19990918
Author:Whalen, John M.

Like many Americans this year, you probably took your child or grandchild to see the new animated Tarzan film.

The Tarzan character may have been the subject of more films, books and radio and TV shows than any other fictional character ever created. Edgar Rice Burroughs created Tarzan in 1912 for All Story magazine, beginning one of the most successful literary franchises the world has ever known.

As a boy, I devoured the Burroughs Tarzan books, all 22 volumes. The ape-man's fantastic adventures in fabulous lost cities populated by all manner of strange creatures and ...

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