From Okavango to the Plains of East Africa

This is a great new book on hunting African big game
From the Okavango to the Plains of East Africa
author: Christenson

TITLE: From the Okavango to the Plains of East Africa
(Sub-title: Hunting In Africa In The Latter Part Of The Twentieth Century)
AUTHOR: Christenson
DETAILS: 465 pages, color photos, 1st edition, hardcover, gilt titles, color photos & maps
SIZE: 7x10 inches, limited to 1,000 copies PUBLISHER: Safari Press
DISTRIBUTOR: Safari Press
[NOTE: Books are not sold in stores, and are available only from Safari Press Inc.]

CONTACT:
Safari Press
15621 Chemical Lane
Building B
Huntington Beach, CA
92649-1506

WEBSITE: Safari Press
eMAIL: info@safaripress.com
PHONE: Phone (714) 894-9080
COST: $100.00 + S/H;

Many African hunting books were published years after the events portrayed actually happened, but such is not the case here. The author began his African hunting career in 1977 with the noted and professional hunter Willie Engelbrecht In Botswana. This is a record of those hunts. In some cases, the book wasn’t written until long after an author’s death.

It was a dream come true for the author. It was one fascinating adventure after another.

First the hunter took a 10-foot maned lion from the bush country, and then a native tracker was attacked by a leopard. He took three safaris with Willie, and then he hunted with legendary PH Harry Selby.

Christenson hunted most of Africa, and received what he considered superb mentoring from other professionals such as Wally Johnson, George Angelides and others for a variety of large and small game/ His tales include elephant hunts, and trips for buffalo, leopard and lion,

Mixed in with the big game are notes from his side trips to hunter smaller game such as the Abbott duiker, sable, sitatunga, nyala. Lord Derby eland. Greater kudu, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, red lechwe, impala, oryx, wildebeest, bushbuck, zebra, klipspringer, Robert’s gazelle and others were taken on many of Christenson’s thrilling safaris.

This is a book to get lost in. It’s big, heavy and filled with anecdotes that would help anyone planning an African hunt. There is plenty of excitement, some fun, information on the native trackers and gun bearers.

Perhaps even more exciting than great color photos of elephants, lions, leopards and Cape buffalo are the color maps of the areas being hunted. Wonderful color silhouette photos reach out and grab you with their deep colors. These maps certainly set off this book in grand fashion, and they enable the reader to keep track of where the author is hunting. They fill a much-needed hole in most African books.

It’s easy to keep up with the author because he mentions hunting in various locations, and these maps help a great deal. I’ve always wondered why many African hunting books do not have maps. I wonder no longer, and project we’ll see more maps in other upcoming Safari Press books. and an African spiral-horn appears on the front cover. A gilt title, author’s name and gilt rules decorate the spine. It’s a lavish book, and certainly worthy of its price. It is one of only 1,000 copies, and is destined to become a collectible item.

Posted via email from Dave Richey Outdoors