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This book contains Stewart Edward White’s 1913 treatise, “The Land of Footprints”. It is a fascinating account of several months spent on African safari, and is highly recommended for those with an interest in accounts African wilderness experiences. Although mostly a chronicle of a trophy hunting trip, White’s descriptions of the relationships and interactions between the natives and the visitors are truly enlightening, and well worth a read. Stewart Edward White (1873–1946) was an American writer, novelist and spiritualist. Other notable works by this author include: “The Long Rifle” (1930), “Folded Hills” (1932), and “Ranchero” (1933). Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781443706285 |
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Publisher: | Irving Lewis Press |
Publication date: | 09/05/2008 |
Pages: | 404 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Stewart Edward White (12 March 1873 - September 18, 1946) was an American writer, novelist, and spiritualist. He was a brother of noted mural painter Gilbert White.
White's books were popular at a time when America was losing its vanishing wilderness. He was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature, yet could render them in a plain-spoken style. Based on his own experience, whether writing camping journals or Westerns, he included pithy and fun details about cabin-building, canoeing, logging, gold-hunting, and guns and fishing and hunting. He also interviewed people who had been involved in the fur trade, the California Gold Rush and other pioneers which provided him with details that give his novels verisimilitude. He salted in humor and sympathy for colorful characters such as canny Indian guides and "greenhorn" campers who carried too much gear. White also illustrated some of his books with his own photographs, while some of his other books were illustrated by artists, such as the American Western painter Fernand Lungren for "The Mountains" and "Camp and Trail". Theodore Roosevelt wrote that White was "the best man with both pistol and rifle who ever shot" at Roosevelt's rifle range at Sagamore Hill.[2]
The Long Rifle (1930), Folded Hills (1932), Ranchero (1933), and Stampede (1942) constitute The Saga of Andy Burnett, which follows a young Pennsylvania farm boy who escapes his overbearing step father by running away to the West with grandmother's blessing and "The Boone Gun", the original Kentucky rifle carried by Daniel Boone. He encounters mountain man Joe Crane, who becomes his mentor in the ways of survival in the wild. The remainder of the saga follows Andy as he moves west, ultimately settling in California, which is the setting of the last three books. The series incorporates actual events and characters from the time period in the narrative. The four stories were published as a posthumous volume, The Saga of Andy Burnett, in 1947, and were adapted into several episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney during 1957 and 1958, starring Jerome Courtland as Andy Burnett, and Jeff York (Mike Fink) as his friend and mentor Joe Crane. This series was in many ways a follow-up to Disney's much more successful Davy Crockett.
White's books were popular at a time when America was losing its vanishing wilderness. He was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature, yet could render them in a plain-spoken style. Based on his own experience, whether writing camping journals or Westerns, he included pithy and fun details about cabin-building, canoeing, logging, gold-hunting, and guns and fishing and hunting. He also interviewed people who had been involved in the fur trade, the California Gold Rush and other pioneers which provided him with details that give his novels verisimilitude. He salted in humor and sympathy for colorful characters such as canny Indian guides and "greenhorn" campers who carried too much gear. White also illustrated some of his books with his own photographs, while some of his other books were illustrated by artists, such as the American Western painter Fernand Lungren for "The Mountains" and "Camp and Trail". Theodore Roosevelt wrote that White was "the best man with both pistol and rifle who ever shot" at Roosevelt's rifle range at Sagamore Hill.[2]
The Long Rifle (1930), Folded Hills (1932), Ranchero (1933), and Stampede (1942) constitute The Saga of Andy Burnett, which follows a young Pennsylvania farm boy who escapes his overbearing step father by running away to the West with grandmother's blessing and "The Boone Gun", the original Kentucky rifle carried by Daniel Boone. He encounters mountain man Joe Crane, who becomes his mentor in the ways of survival in the wild. The remainder of the saga follows Andy as he moves west, ultimately settling in California, which is the setting of the last three books. The series incorporates actual events and characters from the time period in the narrative. The four stories were published as a posthumous volume, The Saga of Andy Burnett, in 1947, and were adapted into several episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney during 1957 and 1958, starring Jerome Courtland as Andy Burnett, and Jeff York (Mike Fink) as his friend and mentor Joe Crane. This series was in many ways a follow-up to Disney's much more successful Davy Crockett.
Table of Contents
I. ON BOOKS OF ADVENTURE
II. AFRICA
III. THE CENTRAL PLATEAU
IV. THE FIRST CAMP
V. MEMBA SASA
VI. THE FIRST GAME CAMP
VII. ON THE MARCH
VIII. THE RIVER JUNGLE
IX. THE FIRST LION
X. LIONS
XI. LIONS AGAIN
XII. MORE LIONS
XIII. ON THE MANAGING OF A SAFARI
XIV. A DAY ON THE ISIOLA
XV. THE LION DANCE
XVI. FUNDI
XVII. NATIVES
XVIII. IN THE JUNGLE
(a) The March to Meru
(b) Meru
(c) The Chiefs
(d) Out the Other Side
XIX. THE TANA RIVER
XX. DIVERS ADVENTURES ALONG THE TANA
XXI. THE RHINOCEROS
XXII THE RHINOCEROS (Continued)
XXIII. THE HIPPO POOL
XXIV. THE BUFFALO
XXVI. JUJA
XXVII. A VISIT AT JUJA
XXVIII. A RESIDENCE AT JUJA
XXIX. CHAPTER THE LAST
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