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Big Game Hunting in Central Africa (Capstick Adventure Library)

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This book is great, written by a hunter that went to Africa in 1890. It's loaded with stories of a time when Africa had no detailed maps, and hunters had to use their intuition to seek out game or seek tribes that had knowledge of local game, hopefully tribes that were friendly to outsiders. From almost dying of thirst, to almost being trampled by charging game, to narrowly escaping from the Lugwara Tribe, this book will keep you entertained of a profession long-gone.

This is indeed what the review title says-- A thoroughly excellent adventure/history/autobiography about the very early days in Africa. William Buckley did it all...fighting in The Matabela Wars, elephant hunting for ivory, big game hunting, gold mining, POW in the Boer War ..and he knew everyone else. He arrived in Africa from England in 1890 at the age of 17. Book was written in 1930, after 40 years as a pioneer on the African frontier. Buckley passed away in Africa in 1948. He saw and partipated in the tranformation of a continent. Funny stories, history lived personally, natural history, animal information, high adventure. Great book!

They don't make 'em like this any more.