{"product_id":"sands-of-silence-on-safari-in-namibia-used-hardcover-1st-edition-peter-hathaway-capstick","title":"Sands of Silence: On Safari in Namibia (used hardcover) - Peter Hathaway Capstick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the successor to Ruark and Hemingway comes the most lavishly illustrated, historically important safari ever captured in print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter 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 Bushmen's 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this first person adventure, Capstick spins riveting tales from his travels and reports on the Bushmen's culture, their political persecution, and the Stone Age life of Africa's original hunter-gatherers. In addition, the author explains the economic benefits of the sportsman's presence, and how ethical hunting is a tool for game protection and management on the continent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Capstick's Africa \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas 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. Kahl's striking color photos capture perfectly life and death in the \"land of thirst.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt. Martin's Press 1991\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good Condition - pages and cover are clean and unmarked.  Jacket cover has some wear on back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reach Literacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67784596422880,"sku":"1007LEN","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0431\/0794\/2562\/files\/950098.jpg?v=1791387748","url":"https:\/\/reachareader.com\/products\/sands-of-silence-on-safari-in-namibia-used-hardcover-1st-edition-peter-hathaway-capstick","provider":"Reach Literacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}