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An Accurate Portrail of Life on Safari,
By Chris M. Inguanti (Martinsburg, West Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist (Peter Capstick's Library) (Hardcover)
Theodore Roosevelt has captured life on the safari brilliantly in this wonderfully written book. Having been to Kenya three times myself, I was able to relive my own experiences on the Dark Continent through T.R.'s words. He "shot" Africa with the use of his Springfield and Winchester, and I through my Minolta. But the excitement and adrenaline rush of viewing the magnificent beasts of the wild may be captured in similar ways. T.R.'s vivid descriptions of his adventures makes this depiction of Africa come to life. Through his use of graphic details of kills, life on safari, and portrayals of the people themselves makes this book worth reading. At times, I found it nearly impossible to put down. T.R. outdid himself with this one, and those who have never been to Africa, may be tempted upon the completion of this novel. I applaud this effort and recommend "African Game Trails" to anyone...
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African Game Trails,
This review is from: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist (Peter Capstick's Library) (Hardcover)
A great book, detail the Roosevelt Expedition for the SMithsonian Institute. Teddy and his son Kermit travel almost the length of Afirca in a grand year long safari. They encounter all of the Big 5 adn the lesser aniamls as well. Teddy's observations of native customs and people are quite revealing for a New York raised politician! The Roosevelts hunted with some of the premier big game hunter of the era, Selous, Percival, the Hill brothers etc. This book is not to be missed,it is an important book on Afica but more so on Roosevelt. I recommend it highly.
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A description of Africa before television.,
By Chris Couch (Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist (Peter Capstick's Library) (Hardcover)
Our 26th President undertakes a safari in East Africa after completing his term in office. He thouroughly covers what he sees and encounters on his trek across Africa, lasting almost a year. His descriptions of the animals, natives and geography takes you to primitive Africa before television and the Discovery Channel. Not only a good hunting tale but a revealing look at the man himself through his own eyes. Roosevelt's 1909 opinions on hunting, race relations and other current pertinent topics is revealing. It makes one consider the change in our country and its premier politicians over the past 90 years. Read the book, open your imagination and let Roosevelt take you to an Africa that no longer exists.
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THE great world movement which began with the voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama, and which has gone on with ever-increasing rapidity and complexity until our own time, has developed along a myriad lines of interest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
singsing waterbuck, common rhino, obliterative shading, wildebeest bull, three naturalists, shanty man, bull rhino, concealing coloration, giant eland, honey bird, thin bush, elephant camp, wounded lioness, twig tips, tent boys, noonday rest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kermit Roosevelt, East Africa, Edmund Heller, Guaso Nyero, Sir Alfred, South Africa, National Museum, Juja Farm, Kapiti Plains, New York, Victoria Nyanza, Lake Naivasha, Captain Slatter, Governor Jackson, Alden Loring, Athi Plains, Lake Hannington, Theodore Roosevelt, Bwana Makuba, Harold Hill, Indian Ocean, Pigskin Library, Upper Nile, Captain Smith, Colonel Patterson New!
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THE great world movement which began with the voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama, and which has gone on with ever-increasing rapidity and complexity until our own time, has developed along a myriad lines of interest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
singsing waterbuck, common rhino, obliterative shading, wildebeest bull, three naturalists, shanty man, bull rhino, concealing coloration, giant eland, honey bird, thin bush, elephant camp, wounded lioness, twig tips, tent boys, noonday rest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kermit Roosevelt, East Africa, Edmund Heller, Guaso Nyero, Sir Alfred, South Africa, National Museum, Juja Farm, Kapiti Plains, New York, Victoria Nyanza, Lake Naivasha, Captain Slatter, Governor Jackson, Alden Loring, Athi Plains, Lake Hannington, Theodore Roosevelt, Bwana Makuba, Harold Hill, Indian Ocean, Pigskin Library, Upper Nile, Captain Smith, Colonel Patterson New!
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- Black Poachers, White Hunters: A Social History of Hunting in Colonial Kenya (Eastern African Studies) by Edward I. Steinhart on 7 pages
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