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Big Game Hunter
Norman Etherington
其他書名
A Biography of Frederick Courtney Selous
出版
Crowood Press
, 2016
主題
Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Sports
Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers
Sports & Recreation / Hunting
ISBN
0719808286
9780719808289
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4xFPrgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
"He led a singularly adventurous and fascinating life, with just the right alternations between the wilderness and civilization." --Teddy Roosevelt, 1917
The life of Frederick Courteney Selous was filled with extraordinary adventures, from elephant-hunting and diamond-prospecting, to an early expedition to found Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the European scramble for Africa. This biography examines Selous' relationships with other influential people of the time, including Robert Baden-Powell, Frederick Russell Burnham, Cecil Rhodes, King Lobengula of the Ndebele, and President Teddy Roosevelt.
Big Game Hunter
paints a skillful portrait of a complex man who started as an elephant hunter but who eventually founded some of the first game reserves in Africa and was acclaimed by both the National History Museum and the Royal Geographical Society for his collections and discoveries.