Last white hunter (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2018). (2018) 1st edition paperback issue. 8vo paperback (151 x 227mm). Ppx,268,iv[ads]. B/w photographs. A fine unread copy. "This is the extraordinary story of Donald Anderson, son of author Kenneth Anderson, and arguably the last of the shikaris from India's colonial past. From hunting tigers and panthers and angling for the mahseer, to being a stunt double in a Hollywood film, and eventually living his last days in penury, Donald Anderson chronicles his life from 1934 to 2014." Chapters include:- Growing up in Bangalore; My family; Friends; Shikar days; The years in-between; My haunts - part 1; My haunts - part 2; Kenneth Anderson, my dad; Epilogue. "The book is evocative of another era and brings to life Donald Anderson's story in a Bangalore that is no more. Times change, and Donald may not have achieved the fame his father attained; but his story is interesting in its own way, and Joshua Mathew does justice to his subject in a fair, sympathetic and very readable biography." (Ruskin Bond). "My own fascination for jungles of Karnataka was nourished by Kenneth Anderson's hunting tales. I had sought his friendship a few years before he died, and wandered in these jungles, listening spell-bound to his tales. He had recounted how, after independence, destruction of India's wildlife and wild lands had accelerated. His son, Donald Anderson, came of age as an aspiring white hunter in that tumultuous period. This book is Donald's own story, told with the same rare candour and robust humour, which characterise his father's writings. Here is a graphic account of Bengaluru, when it was truly 'Bangalore': the Anglo-Indian society, its vanishing colonial glory, and, in full measure, the destruction of wildlife by the shikaris from yesteryear. I believe naturalists who can now watch wildlife in the comfort- if not luxury- of modern India's protected nature reserves, can learn much from Donald Anderson's rugged adventures. To them, I strongly recommend Mathew's superbly crafted narrative. It captures with great authenticity the fading echoes of the white hunter's voice." (Dr. K. Ullas Karanth Technical Director, World Conservation Society Tiger Conservation Program). "I knew Don Anderson by reputation when I visited the Cauvery river in the 1980s. This is an account of a bygone age, about a man who loved India's forests." (Jeremy Wade, author and host of the TV show River Monsters). . …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gus Helmer is the last white seal hunter.Helmer is an old man now and leans against the bow of his small boat with both hands grasping the rail and waits for the disturbance in the water to subside and end the rocking of the boat. He peers into the water below. The black shape of a huge killer whale passes just under the skiff, its outline distinct against the white clam shells that cover the bottom of the bay. He can only wait.He thinks back on his life with a mixture of joy and sadness and sweet nostalgia- 'How did I come to this great land and live so full a life ' And he remembers.Helmer recalls his time in the trenches of the 'Great War' and the months in hospital in France with his friend Mick. From there they embark on a lifetime of adventure which makes them a part of nearly every great event of the untamed Yukon Territory and the great land of Alaska. They meet the giants of the land who defined heroism, and hardship, and sacrifice. They did it all and never a single time realized that they themselves were also giants.This is Gus Helmer's story.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorDale Hanson is an accomplished sculptor who has led a life of adventure and enjoyed numerous accomplishments. He is a black belt martial artist, an author, a pilot of fixed wing and glider airplanes, has flown aerobati.

27x18. Tela editorial. 34 pgs aproximadamente cada ejemplar. Texto en inglés. Ilustraciones en color. 658002.