{"product_id":"death-in-the-silent-places-peter-hathaway-capstick-9780312186180","title":"Death in the Silent Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the master of adventure behind the classic \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Long Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, former big-game hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick now turns from his own exploits to those of some of the greatest hunters of the past with \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Silent Places\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his characteristic color and flair, Capstick recalls the extraordinary careers of men like Colonel J.H. Patterson and Colonel Jim Corbett, who stalked legendary man-eaters through the silent darkness on opposite sides of the world; men like Karamojo Bell, acknowledged as the greatest elephant hunter of all time; men like the valiant Sasha Siemel, who tracked killer jaguars though the Matto Grosso armed only with a spear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an authenticity gained by having shared the experiences he writes of, Capstick eloquently recreates the acrid taste of terror in the mouth of a man whose gun has jammed as a lion begins his charge, the exhilaration of tracking and finding a long-sought prey, the bravery and even nobility of performing under circumstances of primitive and savage stress, with death all around in the silent places of the wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hathaway Capstick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312186185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312186180\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 05\/15\/1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.40w x 0.97d","brand":"Peter Hathaway Capstick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913650340095,"sku":"9780312186180","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2d177782-ebc0-4114-96dc-0002a6c486fe.jpg?v=1680621555","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-in-the-silent-places-peter-hathaway-capstick-9780312186180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}