Gentlemen

I would like to know if anyone read this book.

Brian Herne
White Hunters � the Golden Age of African Safaris
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I is about the PH's of East Africa 468 oages.

Cheers,

Andr�

I have read it and was nto really impressed although it has been quite a while. If I remeber correctly it was pretty slow. I'm a big fan of Ruark, Hunter, and PHC.

Interesting that you should bring this up at this time. I recently found a copy of it in a used book store and bought it. It's pretty much a straight-forward factual overview of the safari industry "back then" with a heavy emphasis on Kenya, of course, and a bit on the out-migration of PHs to other countries as the Kenyan situation worsened. It's not vivid story-telling but rather a brief history. I thought it was well worth the $5 I paid for it.

Well, it's not as dry as reading an encyclopedia, but it's more a broad treatment of the old East African Professional Hunters. I found it interesting, but not enough to read it over and over.

If you can find a copy, I liked his "Uganda Safaris" better.

I would have to agree with Slingster. The book is full of facts about the safari industry, but not overly exciting reading. I would look for a cheap used copy and not spend top dollar for this book.

Good "resource" book more than a "story" book. But I liked it.

Regards,

Terry

I really enjoyed the book. I love stories of "Old Africa". Nickudu, I was absolutely floored by Tony Sanchez-Arino's totals, 1,277 elephants, 2,044 buffalo, and 332 lions. Needless to say I think he knows what he is talking about.

Kathi, .. and with all that, look how accomplished he is in so many areas. So many years afield, yet so cultered, refined ... He could hold is own in any company. Some guys make me sick!