Cannibals and Big Game: True Tales of Cannibals, Big-Game Hunt...

by Channing Beebe

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CANNIBALS AND BIG GAME by Channing Beebe have been printed by SAFARI PRESS INC. This numbered and signed edition is the fortieth book in the CLASSICS IN AFRICAN HUNTING SERIES This is copy number 439 Signed -Sally Beebe Kittredge Signed —Dong Kittredge CANNIBALS AND BIG GAME TRUE TALES OF CANNIBALS, BIG-GAME HUNTING, AND EXPLORATION IN PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA, 1917-1921 BY Н. С. BEEBE PREFACE Chan Beebe was a true journeyer, a follower of dreams, a man of action, a hunter and woodsman of great ability. In many ways, he seems cast from the same mold as our earlier Western mountain men, for here was a man who loved adventure and who possessed the unique capability to do it all on his own, without outside help and with no more than the barest of modern necessities at hand. In his mid-nineties, he finally wrote his book. With a mind as fully alert as ever and a memory that was simply uncanny, he recalled with stunning clarity all the many trails, villages, towns, cities, and countries in which he ever lived or set foot, including in vivid detail names, dates, terrain, and even weather, as though it all occurred just yesterday. Nor did he forget the elusive dreams he had, many of which came true. One of these most cherished was to share with his many friends worldwide the details of his African odyssey. Now, this dream comes true. Chan and his wife, Elizabeth, were genuine pioneers of their time. Together they traveled through a part of Africa where other civilized people had never

• Publisher: Safari Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2001
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781571571267
• Condition: Good

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