{"product_id":"9781466803916","title":"Death in a Lonely Land: More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the smashing success of \u003ci\u003eLast Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e (SMP, 1989), Peter Capstick now presents a second volume of pieces culled from such magazines as \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Life\u003c\/i\u003e, NRA's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuns\u0026amp;Ammo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePetersen's Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e. The articles showcase a literary style that prompted \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e to say of \u003ci\u003eLast Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \"No one since Hemingway (with the possible exception of Ruark) has written on these subjects with such literary gusto.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stockbroker-turned-outdoorsman recalls his days as an African pro hunter in \"The Killer Baboons of Vlackfontein.\" \"Four Fangs in a Treetop\" records a foray into British Honduras for the jaguar, \"a gold-dappled teardrop of motion.\" Capstick narrowly escapes the Yellow Beard, Central America's deadly tree-climbing snake, and cows \"The Black Death (Cape buffalo) in the kind of article that makes this author \"the guru of American hunting fans\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e). On Brazil's forsaken Marajo Island, he bags the pugnacious red buffalo, which has the \"temperament of a constipated Sumo wrestler and the tenacity of an IRS man.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author discusses 12- and 20-gauge shotgun loads; recalls the pleasures of \"biltong\" (African beef jerky); describes the irresistible homemade lures of snook fishing expert John  Gorbatch; and kills a genteel take of Atlantic salmon with the brilliantly simple tube fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver thirty gorgeous drawings by famous wildlife artist Dino Paravano make this volume yet another collector's item by a writer who \"keeps the tradition of great safari adventure alive in each of his books\" (\u003ci\u003eAfrican Expedition Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Capstick's eight prior titles include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ivory Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e (SMP, 1988); \u003ci\u003ePeter Capstick's Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (SMP, 1987); and \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Long Grass\u003c\/i\u003e (SMP, 1978).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129738510576,"sku":"9781466803916","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466803916_p0.jpg?v=1769890878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466803916","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}