Loony Birds, Lion Men and the Snake That Was a Gerbil 20 of the Best Bush Tales From Southern Africa

by David Bristow

Loony Birds, Lion Men and the Snake That Was a Gerbil draws from Bristow’s Stories from the Veld collection to bring readers the ultimate compilation of fascinating characters, extraordinary insights and action-packed bush tales of derring-do. Meet a 5-feet-tall, gender-bending doctor prone to gun duels and a Khoi chief who escaped Robben Island multiple times. Venture to Mapungubwe, South Africa’s very own El Dorado, learn how the Sabi Reserve’s first game ranger fought off two lions with the help of his trusty hound and get ready to be astonished.

267 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

David Bristow, former editor of Getaway magazine, is an entertaining writer with a palpable love of the Drakensberg. His writing is both factual and lyrical, and he doesn't beat about the bush. He has written and contributed to several books about hiking and travel, among them Drakensberg Walks, Mountains of South Africa and the wildly popular 1001 Places To See Before You Die, published by Random House Struik. He is a freelance journalist, photographer, ecologist, environmentalist (with a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies) and stubborn mountaineer.