PBS’ “Nature” documents what Paul Harvey might call “the rest of the story” in a Jan. 9 documentary, “Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story,” which reminds us that raising lions as ...

2010 marked the 50th anniversary of Joy Adamson’s milestone book "Born Free" that was turned into a seminal movie, which won two Academy Awards. The dramatic story of the Adamsons’ rescue of ...

It’s been 50 years since Joy and George Adamson adopted a lion cub in Kenya. Her name was Elsa and she became the major character in the book, “Born Free” by Joy Adamson.

Born Free. Pantheon Books, 1960. Adamson, Joy. Living Free: The Story of Elsa and Her Cubs. Harcourt, 1961. Adamson, Joy. Forever Free: Elsa’s Pride. Harcourt, 1962. Adamson, George. My Pride ...

Watch Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story on PBS. See more from Nature.Diaries, home movies and detailed records reveal the real difficulties faced by the Adamsons as they began and continued their ...