{"product_id":"white-hunters-the-golden-age-of-african-safaris-paperback","title":"White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Herne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Herne's \u003ci\u003eWhite Hunters: \u003c\/i\u003eThe Golden Age of African Safaris is the story of seventy years of African adventure, danger, and romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEast 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Herne\u003c\/b\u003e, formerly a professional hunter, founded the international professional hunters' magazine Track, and has written for numerous magazines, including\u003ci\u003e Outdoor Life, Petersen's Hunting, Safari Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAfrican Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in San Diego, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761334190368,"sku":"9780805067361","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c671206342d0b0f57aead0fe6664f33.webp?v=1780204814","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/white-hunters-the-golden-age-of-african-safaris-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}