White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris
Brian Herne
Apr 2014 · Holt Paperbacks
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An epic tale of adventure, danger, and romance in the heart of Africa's untamed wilderness.
White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris by Brian Herne chronicles seventy years of legendary big-game safaris led by iconic figures such as Selous and Bell. From the daring ventures of early hunters into unexplored territories to the romantic tales of Cape-to-Cairo Grogan, who walked 4,000 miles for love, and Isak Dinesen's dashing companion Denys Finch, this book brings to life the golden age of African hunting.
These intrepid hunters were among the first conservationists, bearing witness to the richest wildlife spectacle on Earth. Hard-drinking, infatuated with risk, and careless in love, they inspired Hemingway's stories and Hollywood movies starring Clark Gable and Gregory Peck.
Herne's engaging narrative captures the essence of a bygone era, when the sight of a charging rhino stirred the heart and the limitless landscape of bony highlands, desert, and mountain possessed, in Dinesen's words, an "unequalled nobility." White Hunters is a must-read for anyone captivated by the romance and adventure of Africa's untamed wilderness.
White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris by Brian Herne chronicles seventy years of legendary big-game safaris led by iconic figures such as Selous and Bell. From the daring ventures of early hunters into unexplored territories to the romantic tales of Cape-to-Cairo Grogan, who walked 4,000 miles for love, and Isak Dinesen's dashing companion Denys Finch, this book brings to life the golden age of African hunting.
These intrepid hunters were among the first conservationists, bearing witness to the richest wildlife spectacle on Earth. Hard-drinking, infatuated with risk, and careless in love, they inspired Hemingway's stories and Hollywood movies starring Clark Gable and Gregory Peck.
Herne's engaging narrative captures the essence of a bygone era, when the sight of a charging rhino stirred the heart and the limitless landscape of bony highlands, desert, and mountain possessed, in Dinesen's words, an "unequalled nobility." White Hunters is a must-read for anyone captivated by the romance and adventure of Africa's untamed wilderness.
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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.
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