The Last Ivory Hunter - Peter Hathaway Capstick

One of the greatest living writers of African hunting and safari experience, Peter Hathaway Capstick tells the story of Walter Walker Johnson's life. Gold prospector, elephant hunter, professional guide, Johnson's tale is one of unique excitement and danger. 16 pages of photos. n nA chance meeting around a safari campfire on the banks of the Mupamadazi River leads to The Last Ivory Hunter: The Saga of Wally Johnson, a grand tale of African adventure by renowned hunting author Peter Hathaway Capstick. n nWally Johnson spent half a century in Mozambique hunting white gold--ivory.

Most men died at this hazardous trade. He's the last one able to tell his story. n nIn hours of conversations by mopane fired in the African bush, Wally described his career--how he survived the massive bite of a Gaboon viper, buffalo gorings, floods, disease, and most dangerous of all, gold fever. He bluffed down 200 armed poachers almost single-handedly, and survived rocket attacks from communist revolutionaries during Mozambique's plunge into chaos in 1975. n nIn Botswana, at age 63, Wally continued his career.

Though the great tuskers have largely gone and most of Wally's colleagues are dead, Wally has survived. His words are rugged testimony to an Africa that is now a distant dream.n