Sands Of Silence 1st (first) edition Text Only

by Peter Hathaway Capstick

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 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.In 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.Not since Peter Capstick's 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. Kahl's striking color photos capture perfectly life and death in the "land of thirst."

Genres: Africa

Hardcover

First published October 15, 1991

About the author

Peter Hathaway Capstick was an American hunter and author. Born in New Jersey and educated at (although did not graduate from) the University of Virginia, he walked away from a successful Wall Street career shortly before his thirtieth birthday to become a professional hunter, first in Central and South America and later (and most famously) in Africa. Capstick spent much of his life in Africa, a land he called his "source of inspiration." A chain smoker and heavy drinker, he died at age 56 from complications following heart surgery.

Reviews

[Michael Dorris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome read. The descriptions of the setting are crazy and his writing style really depicts the haunting wild cycle of nature in the Namibian bush. Long before the current commercialization of safari life in this part of Africa, he gets in depth spending time with bushmen learning bushcraft and hunting tactics from them and giving a good back story on how colonial rule changed everything there. Worth the read if you're interested in wild Africa.

[Craig Schlossin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dated but still worth a read.

[Anne Haack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not a hunter and yet appreciated his colorful narrative of hunts and photography too.

[Ahmed Wajeeh · Rating 3 out of 5]

An essay on bushmanland , diction is not great but shows some nice photos

[Doreen Petersen · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a huge mistake reading this book! Don't even bother with it.

[Thomas Edward micka · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bushmen from the beginning of time

This book is definitely not vintage Capstick. Apart from the first few pages it was a waste of time, unless one is Interested in the habits of bushmen, and their activity.
Kind of like watching paint dry.