Death in the Long Grass
a big game hunter's adventures in the african bush
$50.28
- Hardcover
297 pages
- Release Date
15 January 1978
Summary
As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.
Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known it–leading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in al…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312186135 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0312186134 |
| Author: | Peter Hathaway Capstick |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 297 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 January 1978 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 164mm x 241mm |
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Critics Review
“Peter Hathaway Capstick’s ‘Death in the Long Grass’ continues to be one of the true classics of written hunting tales. I just read it again, and loved it just as much as when it was first published in the late 1970s.” –The Wichita Eagle
About The Author
Peter Hathaway Capstick
Peter Hathaway Capstick (1940-1996), a former Wall Street stockbroker turned professional adventurer, was critically acclaimed as the successor to Hemingway and Ruark in African hunting literature. After giving up his career, the New Jersey native hunted in Central and South America before going to Africa in 1968, where he held professional hunting licenses in Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Capstick also served in that most perilous of trades–Elephant and Buffalo Cropping Officer. In addition to writing about hunting, he was also featured in an award-winning safari video and audio tapes.
Captstick settled in Pretoria, South Africa with his wife Fiona until his death at age 56.
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