George Adamson Educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, England, he moved to Kenya in 1925. After a series of jobs, which included time as a gold prospector, goat trader and professional safari hunter, he joined Kenya's game department in 1938 and was Senior Wildlife Warden of the Northern Frontier District. Six years later, he married Joy. It was in 1956 that he raised the lioness cub, Elsa, whom he helped to release into the wild and who became the subject of the 1966 feature film "Born Free" based on the book written by Joy. Adamson retired as a wildlife warden in 1961
The Joy of Cooking reference book for many mid-century American cooks. The "Joy of Cooking" is considered the most popular American cookbook. Julia Child learned to cook from "The Joy of Cooking" and "Gourmet" magazine. She enjoyed “’Mrs. Joy’s’ Book” and believed it taught her the basic principles of cooking. The Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking, often known as ""The Joy of Cooking"", is one of the United States' most-published cookbooks. It has been in print continuously since 1936 and has sold more than 18 million copies. It was published privately during 1931 by Irma S. Rombauer (1877-1962), a homemaker in St. Louis,