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White Hunters - by Brian Herne (Paperback)

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  • Brian Herne's White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris is the story of seventy years of African adventure, danger, and romance.East Africa affects our imagination like few other places: the sight of a charging rhino goes directly to the heart; the limitless landscape of bony highlands, desert, and mountain is, as Isak Dinesen wrote, of "unequalled nobility.
  • About the Author: Brian Herne, formerly a professional hunter, founded the international professional hunters' magazine Track, and has written for numerous magazines, including Outdoor Life, Petersen's Hunting, Safari Times, and African Life.
  • 480 Pages
  • Sports + Recreation, Hunting

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About the Book



This story of the great African safaris evokes the harmony that once existed between hunters and the elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino that roamed East Africa in large numbers before poaching and politics intervened. The author argues that there is an intricate connection between hunting and conservation, and evidence that elephant and rhino populations are beginning to rebound after years of devastation.



Book Synopsis



Brian Herne's White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris is the story of seventy years of African adventure, danger, and romance.

East Africa affects our imagination like few other places: the sight of a charging rhino goes directly to the heart; the limitless landscape of bony highlands, desert, and mountain is, as Isak Dinesen wrote, of "unequalled nobility."

White Hunters re-creates the legendary big-game safaris led by Selous and Bell and the daring ventures of early hunters into unexplored territories, and brings to life such romantic figures as Cape-to-Cairo Grogan, who walked 4,000 miles for the love of a woman, and Dinesen's dashing lover, Denys Finch. Witnesses to the richest wildlife spectacle on the earth, these hunters were the first conservationists. Hard-drinking, infatuated with risk, and careless in love, they inspired Hemingway's stories and movies with Clark Gable and Gregory Peck.



Review Quotes




"An authoritative and colorful study of African safaris that will appeal to armchair adventurers and history buffs alike." --The Wall Street Journal

". . . a rich portrait of a magnificent landscape, its animal inhabitants and some of its most reckless human interlopers." --Publishers Weekly

". . . provides invaluable documentation of a period that might otherwise have been consigned to oblivion, and does so with great style . . ." --Raleigh News and Observer




About the Author



Brian Herne, formerly a professional hunter, founded the international professional hunters' magazine Track, and has written for numerous magazines, including Outdoor Life, Petersen's Hunting, Safari Times, and African Life. He lives in San Diego, California.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Sports + Recreation
Sub-Genre: Hunting
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Format: Paperback
Author: Brian Herne
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 2001
TCIN: 82940597
UPC: 9780805067361
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-4971
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.4 inches length x 5.4 inches width x 8.1 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.95 pounds
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