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The end of the game : the last word from paradise : a pictorial documentation of the origins, history & prospects of the big game in Africa /[text and photographs by] Peter H. Beard.
Title:
The end of the game : the last word from paradise : a pictorial documentation of the origins, history & prospects of the big game in Africa /[text and photographs by] Peter H. Beard.
Author:
Beard, Peter H. (Peter Hill), 1938-
ISBN:
9783836555470
Edition:
[50th anniversary edition]
Publication Information:
Koln, [Germany] : Taschen, c2015.
Physical Description:
282 p. : chiefly ill., ports. ; 31 cm
Abstract:
Researched, photographed, and compiled over 20 years, Peter Beard's 'End of the Game' tells the tale of the enterprisers, explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters whose quests for adventure and "progress" were to change the face of Africa in the 20th century. This volume is assembled from hundreds of historical photographs and writings, starting with the building of the Mombasa Railroad.
Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The white mountain -- 2. A snake from the coast -- 3. In the glare of the game's eye -- 4. Game control -- 5. Beside the carcass of a beast -- 6. Nor dread nor hope attend -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Letter from Kenya -- Bibliography.
Geographic Term:
Subject:
Big game hunting -- Africa, East. |
Big game animals -- Africa, East. |
Africa, East -- Description and travel. |
Summary:
Researched, photographed, and compiled over 20 years, Peter Beard's 'End of the Game' tells the tale of the enterprisers, explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters whose quests for adventure and "progress" were to change the face of Africa in the 20th century. This volume is assembled from hundreds of historical photographs and writings, starting with the building of the Mombasa Railroad.
Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The white mountain -- 2. A snake from the coast -- 3. In the glare of the game's eye -- 4. Game control -- 5. Beside the carcass of a beast -- 6. Nor dread nor hope attend -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Letter from Kenya -- Bibliography.