Jeremy: One gifted author! I love hunting and this book just invokes that passion and humor that comes with being in the outdoors. At times you feel like you are right there with him.
Canada on Feb 16, 2019
PawpawAmazon Customer: This is the kind of story that I read to my three children when they were young. Now we relive those times by reading them to my grand children.
United States on Jan 28, 2019
Amazon Customer: One is drawn into another era in which the lives of men lived and died following their passions for the hunt. Cap stick has that way with words to make you feel as though you were there beside the hunters as they pursued their dreams
United States on Oct 19, 2017
James field: Excellent recollections, well recounted.
United Kingdom on Jun 10, 2016
Fred Higham: As his other books a great descriptive narrative of how things used to be , but gladly not these days.
United Kingdom on Dec 26, 2015
John: more historical about these characters than about the hunt.still worth a read.
United Kingdom on Apr 02, 2015
Alex: I am a big fan of Capstick. If the subject area is of interest to you then you really can't get a better author than Capstick. His books are interesting well written and humorous. This isn't his best book but is definitely worth a read.
United Kingdom on Mar 15, 2015
Kindle Customer: Another enjoyable read in the riveting style Capstick is known for. If you enjoyed any of Capstick's "Death in _____" series of books you will enjoy this. The only negative is that Capstick doesn't give enough about each of the exciting adventurers that he immortalizes. Each of these adventurers could have a book written soley on their lives and some have. Still a good primer on some of the famous names of old Africa.
United States on May 23, 2011
G. Yendrey: I first began reading Peter Capstick's series of books on African / Safari hunting shortly after the first one was released around 1980. From what I've read on the internet since, his popularzation of Safari and Arican hunting was a major factor in rescuing a moribund hunting/travel industry in Africa. I can well believe this, since his books have made a Cape Buffalo hunt a life time dream of mine, even if I never get to go.
I was saddened to learn of his health problems and death, not finding out until years after the fact. Whatever his personal failings, which some have been far too eager to expound upon since his death (but not before), Peter painted a picture of an emerging Africa at the time of his writing that illustrates both the allure of hunting that continent and the social/political hurdles that continue to frustrate Western expectations.
United States on Nov 05, 2009
| Exploring the Untouched Wilds of Africa: An Adventurer's Journey to the Quietest Places | "Bibi's Kitchen: Exploring the Rich Flavors of African Cuisine from the Indian Ocean Coast" | Peter Allison's "Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide" | |
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| Sale off | $3 OFF | $17 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 5 reviews | 105 reviews | 44 reviews |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6/5 stars of 198 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 1,361 ratings | 4.5/5 stars of 3,876 ratings |
| Hunting | Hunting | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-0312076221 | 978-1984856739 | 978-0762796472 |
| ISBN-10 | 0312076223 | 1984856731 | 0762796472 |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press; First Edition | Ten Speed Press | Lyons Press; 2nd ed. edition |
| Best Sellers Rank | #150 in General Africa Travel Books#445 in Hunting#1,240 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies | #2 in General Africa Travel Books#3 in African Cooking, Food & Wine#77 in Vegan Cooking | #2 in Botswanan Travel Guides#30 in General Africa Travel Books#198 in Travelogues & Travel Essays |
| General Africa Travel Books | General Africa Travel Books | General Africa Travel Books | General Africa Travel Books |
| Item Weight | 15.8 ounces | 2.6 pounds | 0.705 ounces |
| Traveler & Explorer Biographies | Traveler & Explorer Biographies | ||
| Hardcover | 256 pages | 288 pages | |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches | 8.27 x 1.13 x 10.25 inches | 5.5 x 0.8 x 8 inches |
United States on Jun 30, 2021