Jan Bower had a productive 10-year career in adver*sing and publishing, and 30 years in Research Administra*on at Iowa State University and University of Minnesota-Duluth. She is an experienced archaeologist having worked with her husband on archaeological sites in Kenya, Tanzania, Poland, Cuba, Israel, and the United States. She currently lives in Davis to be close to her daughter and to watch her grandchildren grow up.
Jim Goodnight approaches gorillas in the wild Africa, including the magnificent silverback known as Kwisanga. He learns how veterinarians from UC Davis help these animals survive and stay wild. Jan Bower also spent time in Africa but as the wife of an archeologist who makes discoveries of her own.
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