{"product_id":"death-in-the-long-grass-peter-hathaway-capstick-9780312186135","title":"Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick's \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Long Grass\u003c\/i\u003e takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew 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 all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on Capstick's own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Long Grass\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the great killers of the African bush--not only the lion, leopard, and elephant, but the primitive rhino and the crocodile waiting for its unsuspecting prey, the titanic hippo and the Cape buffalo charging like an express train out of control. Capstick was a born raconteur whose colorful descriptions and eye for exciting, authentic detail bring us face to face with some of the most ferocious killers in the world--underrated killers like the surprisingly brave and cunning hyena, silent killers such as the lightning-fast black mamba snake, collective killers like the wild dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders can lean back in a chair, sip a tall, iced drink, and revel in the kinds of hunting stories Hemingway and Ruark used to hear in hotel bars from Nairobi to Johannesburg, as veteran hunters would tell of what they heard beyond the campfire and saw through the sights of an express rifle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hathaway Capstick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312186134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312186135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/1978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.47h x 6.44w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 52","brand":"Peter Hathaway Capstick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051738493183,"sku":"9780312186135","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3f99c84-6268-4801-8854-24bb5b92b1c4.jpg?v=1685014884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-in-the-long-grass-peter-hathaway-capstick-9780312186135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}