Sands Of Silence: On Safari In Namibia

From the successor to Ruark and Hemingway comes the most lavishly illustrated historically important safari ever captured in print. Peter Hathaway Capstick journeyed on safari through Namibia in the African spring of 1989. This was a nation on the eve on independence a land scorched by sun by years of bitter war. In these perilous circumstances Peter Capstick commences what is surely the most thrilling safari of his stories career. He takes the reader to the stark landscape that makes up the Bushmens tribal territories. There facing all kinds of risks members of the chase pursue their quarry in a land of legend and myth. the result is an exciting big-game adventure whose underlying themes relate directly to the international headlines of today. In this first person adventure Capstick spins riveting tales from his travels and reports on the Bushmens culture their political persecution and the Stone Age life of Africas original hunter-gatherers. In addition the author explains the economic benefits of the sportsmans presence and how ethical hunting is a tool for game protection and management on the continent. Not since Peter Capsticks Africa has the author taken the reader along on safari. In this superbly illustrated book Capstick returns to the veld with an ace video cameraman and leading African wildlife photographer Dr. M. Philip Kahl. one hundred of Dr. Kahls striking color photos capture perfectly life and death in the "land of thirst."