A Novice On The Nile - Big Game Hunting In The Sudan
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A Novice On The Nile - Big Game Hunting In The Sudan by Frank Weber
Originally published in the early 1900s. this extremely scarce hunting book is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition; we have now republished it using the original text and photographs. This is an enthralling true account of Frank Weber's first hunting trip along the White Nile in the Upper Sudan. Accompanied by a lifelong friend and experienced hunter he sets forth from England via Trieste and Alexandria, through Cairo to Khartum, then joined by native guides and bearers, they begin their hunt along the banks of the Nile. Equipped with double .470's, light magazine rifles, a 10 Bore, and shotguns, they seek to take a number of specimens from the area's big game population. Their list of quarry include elephant, buffalo, eland, ibex, waterbuck, various gazelle, kob, Mrs Gray, crocodiles and hippo's. etc. Fifty four pages are packed with exciting anecdotes of their often dangerous attempts to bag specimens of each of these. The book also contains a number of early black and white trophy photographs and an area map. The author professes to be a novice hunter, but guided by his more experienced companion ends the safari with a fair share of the total bag. This small book is a fascinating record of early big game hunting in one of the more inaccessible hunting grounds of Africa, and will prove of much interest to all sportsmen and historians of that era. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1800s, are now extremely scarce and very expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Frank Weber, who was born in 1967, only started publishing books after a few career changes. He completed a manual training program, studied construction engineering in Giessen, and tried his hand at a variety of jobs, including construction engineering. as a craftsman, a builder, an ad buyer, an insurance broker, a kneeipenwirt, a truck driver, and a church musician Frank Weber is married and lives and works in Marburg.
| SKU | NIN9781905124664 |
| ISBN 13 | 9781905124664 |
| ISBN 10 | 190512466X |
| Title | A Novice On The Nile - Big Game Hunting In The Sudan |
| Author | Frank Weber |
| Condition | New |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Read Books |
| Year published | 2005-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 68 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time |
