Jungle Man: The Autobiography Of Major P. J. Pretorius C.M.G. D.S.O. and Bar
Nonfiction, History, Africa, South Africa, Military, Other, British
| Author: | Major P. J. Pretorius | ISBN: | 9781786257895 |
| Publisher: | Normanby Press | Publication: | January 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Normanby Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Major P. J. Pretorius |
| ISBN: | 9781786257895 |
| Publisher: | Normanby Press |
| Publication: | January 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Normanby Press |
| Language: | English |
The true story of Major Jan Pretorius, a South African elephant hunter and adventurer, this is a true tale of continuous adventure for a lifetime and considered one of the most extraordinary ever written. Pretorius also gives the first full account of the search for the German cruiser Königsberg which had sunk the Pegasus at Zanzibar and then gone into hiding in the Rufiji delta.
“I have never seen a more thrilling story of a hunter’s life. It is full of almost unbelievable incidents, of reckless daring, and of hair-breadth escapes. If one knew the writer the interest increases, for he was a quiet, gentle, unassuming person in appearance. What fire lay hidden under those quiet features and that gentle manner! His very person seemed to be a camouflage.”—Foreword by J. C. Smuts
The true story of Major Jan Pretorius, a South African elephant hunter and adventurer, this is a true tale of continuous adventure for a lifetime and considered one of the most extraordinary ever written. Pretorius also gives the first full account of the search for the German cruiser Königsberg which had sunk the Pegasus at Zanzibar and then gone into hiding in the Rufiji delta.
“I have never seen a more thrilling story of a hunter’s life. It is full of almost unbelievable incidents, of reckless daring, and of hair-breadth escapes. If one knew the writer the interest increases, for he was a quiet, gentle, unassuming person in appearance. What fire lay hidden under those quiet features and that gentle manner! His very person seemed to be a camouflage.”—Foreword by J. C. Smuts
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