Title: Amazing piece of Africana history
Product review: While reading this book I had to remind myself that the events happened only 40 years ago. The stories seem to belong to a distant historical era, when they are really the beginning of the modern safari era. The professional hunters mentioned are now legendary figures from the safari industry's golden age. Of the countries detailed, most are closed to hunting and several have vanished through the sands of political reorganization. Some of the species detailed are almost mythical creatures, rarely seen let alone hunted. Museum permits for hunting certain species, do it yourself safaris or a hunter having an audience with the emperor to obtain permission to hunt have almost no modern parallel. For planning a modern safari this book has almost no value, but for stepping into a piece of Africa's safari history it is priceless.
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