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The End of the Game The Last Word from Paradise - A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game in Africa Paperback - 2000

by Beard, Peter


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Originally published in 1965, and available once again in paperback, this landmark work dramatically documents the changing history of African wildlife, focusing on the widespread destruction of the African elephant. Beautifully illustrated with over 300 contemporary and historical photographs as well as dozens of paintings, "The End of the Game" is a legendary workvividly telling the story of explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters whose quests have changed the face of Africa forever.

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On December 3, 1849, Johann Ludwig Krapf was standing on a hill in Kitui, deep in the Wakamba country of East Africa, when a massive layer of cloud suddenly parted-to reveal, ninety miles away, "two large horns or pillars rising over an enormous mountain," strangely white.

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  • Title The End of the Game The Last Word from Paradise - A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game in Africa
  • Author Beard, Peter
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Paperback
  • Publisher Chronicle Books, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
  • Date March 15, 2000
  • ISBN 9780811828819

About the author

Peter Beard first visited Africa in 1955 when he began working on his expansive collection of articles and photographic essays. His books include Longing for Darkness a tribute to the life of Karen Blixen, The End of the Game, and Eyelids of Morning: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men, all published by Chronicle Books.
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