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A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola
J. F. Walker
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Description for A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
In A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a majestic, coal-black quadruped with breathtaking curved horns over five feet long. It is an enthralling and tragic tale of exploration and adventure, politics and war, the brutal realities of life in Africa today and the bitter choices of conflicting conservation strategies. A Certain Curve of Horn traces the sable's emergence as a highly sought-after natural history prize before the First World War, ... Read more
In A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a majestic, coal-black quadruped with breathtaking curved horns over five feet long. It is an enthralling and tragic tale of exploration and adventure, politics and war, the brutal realities of life in Africa today and the bitter choices of conflicting conservation strategies. A Certain Curve of Horn traces the sable's emergence as a highly sought-after natural history prize before the First World War, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
701g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802140685
SKU
V9780802140685
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola
Walker casts a wide and authoritative net in a story that is part rich history of Southern Africa, part natural history of the giant sable, and part journalistic first-person adventure tale.