African Game Trails

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Cooper Square Press
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781461624240

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African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

In 1909, the Smithsonian Institution commissioned ex-President Theodore Roosevelt to collect specimens of African wildlife for the National Museum. Roosevelt went to Africa with his son Kermit, several prominent naturalists, and many journalists, thereby initiating the safari industry and setting the standard for the big game hunt. Yet Roosevelt never killed for thrills, instead hunting only specific animals in the amounts requested by the Smithsonian. Making his way from the Kenyan coast to the Upper Nile, he records his impressions of the African landscape, witnesses a traditional lion hunt by African pastoralists, and recalls his meetings with East Africans, to whom he was known as 'Bwana Tumbo (belly).'

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Africa, East
ISBN : CORNELL:31924016412763

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African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

Author : Hlengiwe Magagula,Denis Costello
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781775846895

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Walking Safaris of South Africa by Hlengiwe Magagula,Denis Costello Pdf

South Africa has a unique set of characteristics that make walking safaris in big game areas one of the safest and most rewarding outdoor experiences: a huge expanse of protected habitat richly populated with wildlife; excellent tourism facilities; a favourable climate; and expertly trained trail guides. Seasoned hikers, Hlengiwe Magagula and Denis Costello describe more than 50 guided walks across 22 parks and reserves in South Africa – from short dawn and dusk walks and multi-day outings from a base camp to backpacking trails that span several days. Facilities range from ultra-luxurious to ‘wild camping’, either in tents or under the stars. Also included is a series of first-hand accounts that vividly illustrate the magical experience of exploring the bush on foot. An advisory section gives a rundown of when to go, what to pack, what to wear, and the dos and don’ts of walking in areas with big game. Both a practical guide to walking in the wild and a lodestar to the wonders and restorative powers of the natural world. Sales points: Multiple trail types, durations and difficulty levels to suit all needs; experts’ selection of safe, affordable walks led by professional guides; practical advice, inspiring first-hand accounts, and full-colour images.

Author : Peter Hathaway Capstick
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978-01-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781466803923

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Death in the Long Grass by Peter Hathaway Capstick Pdf

As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters. Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known it—leading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer. Based on Capstick’s own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, Death in the Long Grassportrays the great killers of the African bush—not only the lion, leopard, and elephant, but the primitive rhino and the crocodile waiting for its unsuspecting prey, the titanic hippo and the Cape buffalo charging like an express train out of control. Capstick was a born raconteur whose colorful descriptions and eye for exciting, authentic detail bring us face to face with some of the most ferocious killers in the world—underrated killers like the surprisingly brave and cunning hyena, silent killers such as the lightning-fast black mamba snake, collective killers like the wild dog. Readers can lean back in a chair, sip a tall, iced drink, and revel in the kinds of hunting stories Hemingway and Ruark used to hear in hotel bars from Nairobi to Johannesburg, as veteran hunters would tell of what they heard beyond the campfire and saw through the sights of an express rifle.

Author : Brian Herne
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781466867543

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White Hunters by Brian Herne Pdf

East Africa affects our imagination like few other places: The sight of a charging rhino goes directly to the heart; the limitless landscape of bony highlands, desert, and mountain is, as Isak Dinesen wrote, of "unequalled nobility." Brian Herne's White Hunters is the story of seventy years of African adventure, danger, and romance. It re-creates the legendary big-game safaris led by Selous and Bell and the daring ventures of early hunters into unexplored territories, and brings to life such romantic figures as Cape-to-Cairo Grogan, who walked 4,000 miles for the love of a woman, and Dinesen's dashing lover, Denys Finch. Witnesses to the richest wildlife spectacle on the earth, these hunters were the first conservationists. Hard-drinking, infatuated with risk, and careless in love, they inspired Hemingway's stories and movies with Clark Gable and Gregory Peck.

Author : Roosevelt, Theodore
Publisher : Best Books on
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1910-01-01
Category : Africa, British East
ISBN : 9781623769765

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African game trails : an account of the African wanderings of an American hunter-naturalist by Roosevelt, Theodore Pdf

An account of Theodore Roosevelt's 1909–10 African expedition.

Author : F. C. Selous
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781447490852

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Big Game Shooting - The Lion in South Africa by F. C. Selous Pdf

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was a British explorer, hunter and conservationist, and is most remembered for his activities in Southeast Africa. Selous explored lesser-known areas, where he recorded ethnographic notes and collected specimens. ‘Big Game Shooting’, published in 1894, is an anecdotal account that chronicles his experiences of hunting the lion in South Africa, and offers a personal insight into late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century game hunting practices. It would suit anyone with an interest in the culture of hunting from that period, from the historian to the enthusiast. This vintage text is being republished in a high quality, modern and affordable edition, complete with the original artwork and a specially written concise biography.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : German Americans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005417691

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Fear God and Take Your Own Part by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

"This book is based primarily upon, and mainly consists of, matter contained in articles [published] ... in the Metropolitan magazine during the past fourteen months. It also contains or is based upon an article contributed to the Wheeler Syndicate, a paper submitted to the American Sociological Congress and one or two speeches and public statements. In addition there is much new matter."--Introductory note.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Hunting
ISBN : PSU:000007314582

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The Wilderness Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

Author : Ernest Hemingway
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547785057

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Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway Pdf

Green Hills of Africa is a work of nonfiction by American writer Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, Green Hills of Africa is an account of a month on safari he and his wife, Pauline Marie Pfeiffer, took in East Africa during December 1933. Much of the narrative describes Hemingway's adventures hunting in East Africa, interspersed with ruminations about literature and authors. Generally the East African landscape Hemingway describes is in the region of Lake Manyara in Tanzania.

Author : William Charles Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Hunting
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000054634

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African Hunting, from Natal to the Zambesi by William Charles Baldwin Pdf

Author : Frederic William Unger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040029857

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Roosevelt's African Trip by Frederic William Unger Pdf

Author : Frederick Courteney Selous
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781304708137

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A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa by Frederick Courteney Selous Pdf

A narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna countries, with full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large mammalia

Author : Lamar Underwood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493040032

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Theodore Roosevelt on Hunting, Revised and Expanded by Lamar Underwood Pdf

"Besides being one of our greatest presidents, Roosevelt stands alone as a conservationist, a visionary when it came to the protection and preservation of America's natural resources, and an author."--Library Journal There have been few hunters as daring, as powerful, and as articulate as our twenty-sixth president, Theodore Roosevelt. From his ranching years in the Dakota Territory to the famous African adventures, Roosevelt's tales are unparalleled stories of the hunt. The best of them are collected here. Of Roosevelt's many volumes of hunting and exploration, two reader favorites have always been Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail and African Game Trails, both excerpted here. During his ranching years, Roosevelt ranged far and wide, and his African trips were also famously bold. In all his expeditions, Roosevelt reveals in detail hunts that were incredible journeys of both pursuit and discovery, for wherever he went in the outdoors he assumed the dual roles of hunter and naturalist. The hunts range from upland birds and waterfowl to prized big game animals like elk, bear, and sheep amid lofty peaks. There are goat pursuits among ice-glazed mountain spires, and close encounters with grizzlies in the black timber. He survives lion charges and buffalo attacks, and stumbles on elephants.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt,Edmund Heller
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Mammals
ISBN : NYPL:33433038566919

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Life-histories of African Game Animals by Theodore Roosevelt,Edmund Heller Pdf