An account of the adventures of a big-game hunter offers glimpses of man-eating leopards, fear-maddened elephants, charging buffalo, cunning hyenas, and other great killers of the African bush country.
This is the third in the classic series of real-life action by big game hunter Capstick. In the Dark Continent where the hunter is often the hunted, he relates the crossing of man and beast with wit, detail, and style. Earlier titles in the series include: Death in the Long Grass and Death in the Silent Places. Martin's.
Finally in paperback, here are the incredible true adventures of Africa's greatest big game hunters. With the unflagging wit, attention to detail and gripping suspense that have become Capstick's trademarks, Death in the Silent Places is a truly chilling and rewarding read! Martin's.
The author of Sands of Silence presents the long-awaited sequel to his classic Death in the Silent Places: spine-crawling sagas of four legendary African big-game hunters. These thrilling vintage tales recount the exploits of Frederick Selous, Constantine Ionides, Johnny Boyes, and Jim Sutherland.
Today's bestselling authority on dangerous animals presents stunning accounts of the most notorious--and often unexpected--maneaters from around the world. With the style and wit that have made Capstick the acclaimed heir to Hemingway and Ruark, he again delivers a masterpiece of true adventure that is scarier and more suspenseful than any fiction ...
This biography, written shortly before the author's death in 1996, depicts the life of an intrepid and infamous British colonial officer, his youth in England, his first posting in India, and his role in British East Africa, where he fought the Germans during World War.
Explains how to select and book a safari, when and where to go, essential licenses, fees, and guns and equipment needed for both hunting and photograp safaris.
With witty anecdotes and full-color photographs, the author of "Safari: The Last Adventure" chronicles his experiences hunting in the African bush in 1985 and provides wry observations on the Dark Continent.
Recounts the author's wide-ranging hunting and angling exploits, his tracking of big game such as elephants, buffalo, and lions, and encounters with predators.
An illustrated look at a Namibian safari reveals the Bushmen's culture, political persecution, and the Stone Age lives of these hunter-gatherers; and the influence of ivory bandits on the African elephant.
This is the story of one of Africa's most intriguing characters, John Taylor. Taylor was well known for his incredible knowledge of large-caliber African ammunition and rifles, and his entire story is told in fascinating detail. A black sheep born into a wealthy Irish family, he ended up one of the most notorious South African ivory poachers. This ...
Finally in paperback, here are the incredible true adventures of Africa's greatest big game hunters. With the unflagging wit, attention to detail and gripping suspense that have become Capstick's trademarks, Death in the Silent Places is a truly chilling and rewarding read! Martin's.
Africa's best-known professional hunter presents some of his most incredible adventures while hunting deadly prey on the Dark Continent. Witty and suspenseful, these tales are a heart-racing excursion through Africa. Martin's.
The author shares his experiences hunting elephant, rhino, buffalo, hippo, lion, and antelope, discusses rifles and hunting techniques, and includes anecdotes about unusual individuals and events.
The long-awaited sequel to Capstick's classic Death in the Silent Places. Hailed as the adventure-writing successor to Hemingway and Ruark, Peter Ca pstick--with his pungent wit and customary sang-froid in the face of bristling death--recounts the classic exploits of four legendary African adventurers. Martin's.
From harpooning freshwater sharks and bow-fishing in Brazil to hunting leopards and lions on the scorched Ethiopian frontier, the acclaimed successor to Hemingway--and bestselling author of Death in the Long Grass--whisks readers into a world of life-and-death encounters. "Absolutely spine-tingling!"-- Publishers Weekly. Martin's.
To celebrate the beginning of the Classics of American Sport series, Stackpole is reprinting Ruark's classic tales of the coming of age of a boy and young man as he is nurtured and educated by his remarkable sportsman grandfather.
Nothing is held back in this complete biography of John Howard Pondoro Taylor. This is Capstick at his best on one of Africa's most intriguing characters.
Description: Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket. 284 pages. Green cloth-bound boards with gold title to spine, and 30 b&w drawings by a famed wildlife artist, Dino Paravano. This book keeps the tradition of great safari adventures alive-Peter Capstick recalls his days as an African pro hunter, records his foray in British Honduras after the jaguar, has a narrow escape in Central America from a ... read more
Description: New York. St. Martin's Press. 1981. First Edition. 8vo. 258 pp. Black and white plates. Signed by Peter Capstick. This copy from the library of the late African big game hunter, Steve D'Arc, with an inscription to him from a family member. Bound in black cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Fine with a very good dust jacket. read more
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Big Game Hunting and Collecting in East Africa, 1903-1926
