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I have just finished reading"White Hunters"by Brian Herne.Excellent history and biography of professional hunters mainly after WW2 in East Africa.Think all will enjot it. | ||
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Agreed. I finished it recently and found it very interesting. | |||
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A P.H. gave it to me to read while in Africa. I really enjoyed it, especially while listening to hippos snort and hyenas whimper. Buy it. You won't be sorry. JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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My wife was fascinated by that book and she doesn't care a hoot about hunting. Afterwards, she read several more of my books written by the early explorers & hunters mentioned in Herne's book. NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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I liked it, too. Believe me, I'm no reader and I found it a very quick and interesting read. Dave "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value." -Thomas Paine, "American Crisis" | |||
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I mentioned this book here a few months ago and got spanked 'cause I didn't post it on the book forum. Go figure... DC300 | |||
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I started on this book yesterday while flying home from visiting a French AR member, who had graciously given it to me as a present. I found it very interesting, and hard to put down when the plane eventually landed. Although only halfway thru, I'd highly recommend it as it gives insight into a lot of things from various time periods, also besides the usual hunting stories. | |||
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Yes great book. I have been reading it off and on for several weeks. | |||
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I´ve read it twice and I seldom re-read books. | |||
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A very good book that really gives the reader a picture into how tough the hunting was for those first few. The Elgin Gates book is also an excellent read.  Good shooting.phurley | |||
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I haven't read it but think I might give it a shot. DC300 - please take your comments to the book forum.  We seldom get to choose But I've seen them go both ways And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory Than to slowly rot away! | |||
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I had the book in my grubby little hands at a used book store and put it back. Now I must see if I can find it again. BigBullet "Half the FUN of the travel is the esthetic of LOSTNESS" Ray Bradbury https://www.facebook.com/Natal...443607135825/?ref=hl | |||
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I loved it so much I bought a copy. It's interesting to read alongside books like "Out of Africa" and JA Hunter's books. | |||
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DC300, My only question is why didn't you post your response on the book forum?  Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Rusty, The Books and Video forum sometimes does not get read as much!! I had researched that forum a lot looking for good book. Saeed made a bunch of posts a couple of years ago that had guided my reading. I suggest that anyone who wants to read about Africa, hunter, hunters - do a little digging on that forum to come up with a great reading list. | |||
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Great book.I bought it several years ago and have read it twice. It's always so quiet when the goldfish die.(Bror Blixen) DRSS Merkel 470 NE | |||
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Excellent book. I like the chapter about Prince Alfred von Auersperg.... Nec Timor Nec Temeritas | |||
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Dogcat, I unserstand! I have no problems with these posts concerning African hunting history on the African hunting forum. I think it is good for the forum. I thought DC300 would appreciate the bit of humor in my post! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Currently reading it right now and enjoying it very much. IT's amazing just how hard a lot of the old PHs worked to protect animal populations back then yet they get very little credit for it. jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I was worried that this might have been the first book that DC300 has read. I did not want him to get discouraged!!!  | |||
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If you enjoyed "White Hunters" you'll like "The Elephant Hunters of the Lado" by Robert Foran also. It covers some of the same ground but does so from a first-hand perspective. About all that remained to be known of these chaps was unearthed by Foran. I'd venture it's one of the best books out there for the price. | |||
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Nick: I need to read Foran´s book. The Lado is one of my favorite subjects of investigation. Alas,from here is very difficult if not impossible to obtain these books. May I ask where did you saw these titles?. Also, there is some place in the web where these could be reached?. Thanks in advance.  | |||
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Ricardo, try here http://www.safaripress.com/product.php?productid=567&cat=316&page=2 ------------------------------------------  Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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