{"product_id":"the-african-adventurers-peter-hathaway-capstick-9780312076221","title":"The African Adventurers: A Return to the Silent Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailed as the adventure-writing successor to Hemingway and Ruark, only Peter Hathaway Capstick \"can write action as cleanly and suspensefully as the best of his predecessors' (\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e). This long-awaited sequel to \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Silent Places\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life four turn-of-the-century adventurers and the savage frontiers they braved.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Frederick Selous, a British hunter, naturalist, and soldier, rewrote the history books with his fearless treks deep into Africa.\u003cbr\u003e* English game ranger Constantine \"Iodine\" Ionides saved Tanganyikan villages from man-eating lions and leopards. He also gained lasting fame for his uncanny ability to capture black mambas, cobras, Gaboon vipers, and other deadly snakes.\u003cbr\u003e* The dashing Brit Johnny Boyes who gained the chieftainship of the Kikuyu tribe with sheer bravado and survived the ferocious battles and ambushes of intertribal warfare.\u003cbr\u003e* And Scottish ex-boxer, Jim Sutherland, one of the best ivory hunters who ever lived. His tracking skills and stamina afoot became the stuff of African hunting legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe African Adventurers: A Return to the Silent Places\u003c\/i\u003e, Capstick delivers \"the kind of chilling stories that Hemingway only heard second-hand...with a flair and style that Papa himself would admire\" (\u003ci\u003eGuns and Ammo\u003c\/i\u003e). The author's pungent wit and his authenticity gained from years in the bush make this quartet of vintage heroics an unforgettable return to the silent places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hathaway Capstick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312076223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312076221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1992","brand":"Peter Hathaway Capstick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994083950847,"sku":"9780312076221","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80fb64e4-4ac4-4d54-8985-bf82178a1e8c.jpg?v=1683328039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-african-adventurers-peter-hathaway-capstick-9780312076221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}