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Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
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Total Pages : 432 pages
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Download or read book Five years of a hunter's life in the far interior of South Africa written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
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ISBN 13 : 9781535046206
Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa - written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa - Vol. I by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1855 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Author : Roualeyn Gordon -Cumming
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528484008
Total Pages : 326 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Roualeyn Gordon -Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, Vol. 1 of 2: With Anecdotes of the Chase and Notices of the Native Tribes Whatever on those occasions I witnessed worthy of at tention, I noted in my journal while the impression was yet fresh in my memory; from this journal the follow ing work is almost literally transcribed. Written nu der such circumstances, the reader will not look for the graces of style. The hand, wearied all day with grasp ing the rifle, is not the best suited for wielding the pen. If I have in simple language given pleasure to the sportsman, or added one page to the natural history of Southern Africa, or to our knowledge of its tribes, I shall think myself amply repaid for my many wander ings and watchings in a wild and savage land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230355597
Total Pages : 94 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ...my head, to my utter horror I saw on every side nothing but savage wild dogs, chattering and growling. On my right and on my left, and within a few paces of me, stood two lines of these ferocious-looking animals, cocking their ears and stretching their necks to have a look at me; while two large troops, in which there were at least forty of them, kept dashing backward and forward across my wind within a few yards of me, chattering and growling with the most extraordinary volubility. Another troop of wild dogs were fighting over the wildebeest I had shot, which they had begun to devour. On beholding them, I expected no other fate than to be instantly torn to pieces and consumed. I felt my blood curdling along my cheeks and my hair bristling on my head. However, I had presence of mind to consider WILD DOGS A CUNNING BULL WILDEBEEST. 169 that the human voice and a determined bearing might overawe them, and accordingly, springing to my feet, I stepped on to the little ledge surrounding the hole, where, drawing myself up to my full height, I waved my large blanket with both hands, at the same time addressing my savage assembly in a loud and solemn manner. This had the desired effect: the wild dogs removed to a more respectful distance, barking at me something like collies. Upon this I snatched up my rifle and commenced loading, and before this was accomplished the entire pack had passed away and did not return. These had not been gone many minutes when twelve or fifteen large hyaenas were hard at work on the wildebeest. I fired two shots at them at different times during the night, but none fell to my shots. Heedless of me, they continued their banquet, and long before morning nothing was left of the wildebeest save a few of the larger bones....
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
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Total Pages : 424 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roualeyn Gordon -Cumming
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ISBN 13 : 9781330448465
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Roualeyn Gordon -Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, Vol. 1 of 2: With Anecdotes of the Chase and Notices of the Native Tribes My dear Duke, I dedicate my 'Adventures in Africa' to your Grace for two reasons, - to mark my respect as a kinsman, and because I know the interest you take in the sports of the field and in the habits of wild animals. My volumes lay claim to no other merit than that of a faithful narration of facts as they occurred: and having been written far away from literary appliances, and often on occasions when the cravings of hunger were a more pressing consideration than the graces of composition, I trust to your indulgence to overlook in the success of my rifle the failure of my pen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
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Total Pages : 434 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781293467046
Total Pages : 314 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-01-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Five Years Of A Hunter's Life In The Far Interior Of South Africa: With Notices Of The Native Tribes, And Anecdotes Of The Chase Of The Lion, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Rhinoceros, Etc; Five Years Of A Hunter's Life In The Far Interior Of South Africa: With Notices Of The Native Tribes, And Anecdotes Of The Chase Of The Lion, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Rhinoceros, Etc; Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming; Volume 2 Of Five Years Of A Hunter's Life In The Far Interior Of South Africa; Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming Harper & brothers, 1850 Sports & Recreation; Hunting; Hunting; Sports & Recreation / Hunting
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230344287
Total Pages : 96 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa; with Anecdotes of the Chase and Notices of the Native Tribes written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...to a more respectful distance, barking at me something like collies. Upon this I snatched up my rifle and commenced loading, and before this was accomplished the entire pack had passed away and did not return. These had not been gone many minutes when twelve or fifteen large hyaenas were hard at work on the wildebeest. I fired two shots at them at different times during the night, but none fell to my shots. Heedless of me they continued their banquet, and long before morning nothing was left of the wildebeest save a few of the larger bones. On the two following mornings I was annoyed by a cunning old bull wildebeest, which, having discovered my retreat, kept sentry over me, and successfully drove away every troop of his fellows that approached my vley to drink. He kept feeding just out of rifle-range, and not only warned his comrades of their danger by fixing his eye on my place of concealment and snorting loudly, but when this failed he drove the other wildebeests from me in the most determined manner, like a collie dog driving sheep. Before leaving my hole, however, on the second morning, I had my revenge. A troop of cows, heedless of his warnings, approached the vley. In his anxiety for their safety he neglected his own; and coming for the first time within long rifle-range, I put up my after-sights and let drive at his ribs. The ball took effect, and, kicking up his heels and flourishing his long white tail, the old bull bounded forth, and disappearing over a ridge, I saw him no more. The night of the 19th was to me rather a memorable one, as being the first on which I had the satisfaction of hearing the deep-toned thunder of the lion's roar. Although. IX. LIONS IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD. 193 there was no one near, to inform me by what...
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Total Pages : 456 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa written by Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Roualeyn Gordon Cumming
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Author : John M. MacKenzie
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526119587
Total Pages : 351 pages
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Download or read book The empire of nature written by John M. MacKenzie and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study assesses the significance of the hunting cult as a major element of the imperial experience in Africa and Asia. Through a study of the game laws and the beginnings of conservation in the 19th and early-20th centuries, the author demonstrates the racial inequalities which existed between Europeans and indigenous hunters. Africans were denied access to game, and the development of game reserves and national parks accelerated this process. Indigenous hunters in Africa and India were turned into "poachers" and only Europeans were permitted to hunt. In India, the hunting of animals became the chief recreation of military officers and civilian officials, a source of display and symbolic dominance of the environment. Imperial hunting fed the natural history craze of the day, and many hunters collected trophies and specimens for private and public collections as well as contributing to hunting literature. Adopting a radical approach to issues of conservation, this book links the hunting cult in Africa and India to the development of conservation, and consolidates widely-scattered material on the importance of hunting to the economics and nutrition of African societies.
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781342659200
Total Pages : 432 pages
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunters Life in the Far Interior of South Africa written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
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Author : Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
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Download or read book Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa. with Anecdotes of the Chase and Notices of the Native Tribes written by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
