
The Lion Hunter: In The Days When All South Africa Was Virgin Hunting Field (Classic Reprint)
It was in the second quarter of the nineteenth century that British sportsmen began to make those long and arduous journeys after noble game that ever since have been the aspiration of riflemen throughout the world. At that period, in both hemispheres, the herbivorae swarmed over the plains in countless thousands, and beasts of prey had not yet learned to fear the flash of firearms: South Africa e...
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Forgotten Books (July 2, 2012)
Language: English
ASIN: B008KWYGRS
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 8008092
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“A very good hunter's perspective of what the South African interior and large-game hunting was like, back in the middle of the 19th century when it had to be conducted via oxen-drawn wagons and, in this case, Gordon-Cumming's hunting expedition laste...”
pecially was a paradise for hunters. The late William Cotton Oswell has given a vivid picture of the multitudes of wild animals that enjoyed undisturbed seclusion in South Africa when he and Gordon-G umming hunted there, some several years ago. On the plains between the Orange and Molopo Rivers, springbucks were met with in vast herds. For an hours march with the wagons say two miles and a quarter I once saw them thicker than I ever saw sheep; they were to be counted only by tens of thousands.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the PublisherForgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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