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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312038100
ISBN-139780312038106
eBay Product ID (ePID)133828
Product Key Features
Book TitleDeath in a Lonely Land : more Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHunting, Africa / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Fishing
Publication Year1990
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes, Paravano, Dino
GenreTravel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorPeter Hathaway Capstick
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN89-024092
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal799
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFrom the author of Last Horizons , Peter Hathaway Capstick now presents Death in a Lonely Land , a second volume of his hunting, fishing, and shooting adventures on five continents--stories collected from such magazines as Outdoor Life , NRA's American Hunter , Guns & Ammo , and Petersen's Hunting . The stockbroker-turned-outdoorsman recalls his days as an African pro hunter in "The Killer Baboons of Vlackfontein." "Four Fangs in a Treetop" records a foray into British Honduras for the jaguar, "a gold-dappled teardrop of motion." Capstick narrowly escapes the Yellow Beard, Central America's deadly tree-climbing snake, and cows "The Black Death" (Cape buffalo) in the kind of article that makes this author "the guru of American hunting fans" ( New York Newsday ). On Brazil's forsaken Marajo Island, he bags the pugnacious red buffalo, which has the "temperament of a constipated Sumo wrestler and the tenacity of an IRS man." The author discusses 12- and 20-gauge shotgun loads; recalls the pleasures of "biltong" (African beef jerky); describes the irresistible homemade lures of snook fishing expert John Gorbatch; and kills a genteel take of Atlantic salmon with the brilliantly simple tube fly. Featuring more than thirty gorgeous drawings by famous wildlife artist Dino Paravano, Death in a Lonely Land is another collector's item by a writer who "keeps the tradition of great safari adventure alive in each of his books" ( African Expedition Gazette ).
LC Classification NumberSK33.C339 1990
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- 24. Aug. 2017
"Bin there"
This book tells how it was & how it is . Period . This not for the "camera safari group " or the weak of heart or stomach...but is truth !!! Capstick is a comic and compelling author...Having most of his books , I would guess ...tells it all !Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 29. Sep. 2020
Husnting
Good book for reading about hunting in Africa.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Aug. 2020
Very entertaining
Chapstick paints a vivid picture with words.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 09. Apr. 2019
DEATH IN A LONELY LAND
Capstick is one of the best most descriptive writers ever. I can actually FEEL the danger and fear in every hunt.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
