I posted this a few years ago but for those who did not see it. I recommend his trilogy. "The White Rhino Hotel","A cafe On THe Nile", + "The Devil's Oasis".Great reading.

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Originally posted by NormanConquest:
I posted this a few years ago but for those who did not see it. I recommend his trilogy. "The White Rhino Hotel","A cafe On THe Nile", + "The Devil's Oasis".Great reading.

AGREE

Listening to cafe on the Nile now. Reader is a tad dramatic and slow, but I'm looking forward to where the story goes.

Interesting guy, and I believe a former editor of the Village Voice. I have his book on the history of safaris.

Bill,I have a 1st edition of that one as well. If one likes the trilogy series you might want to try his other dual books "Shanghai Station" + "China Star". Both being about white Russians leaving in 1917 to Shanghai one step ahead of the Bolcheviks

Read the trilogy several years ago based on Normans's post. Great reading, passed info along to work associates.
They got hooked as well.
also read Shanghai station, all well written !!!!!

thanks Norman for the great intro to Bartle Bull.

If we don't share great ideas,they die on the vine.

I own two copies of Bull's Safari. The first third is exciting, fun, and interesting - especially for muzzleloaders. The final two thirds are poignant and depressing as Africa and African hunting is brought to what was current when the book was published.

One book is for my private library. The other has been a loaner for special people.

I bought the book, along with two copies of Don Dallas' Book, The Birtish Sporting Gun and Rifle. Both books were bought as I was about to make a massive investment in a matched pair of English-style muzzleloading rifles.

The Russian Orthodox priest who presided at my first wedding found himself starving in Shanghai at the end of the war along with many other Russians. Quite a life. God rest your shiny soul, Andrei Urusov.