James Sutherland 1872-1932 was a Scottish born professional elephant hunter. His book "The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter" is a classic elephant-hunting tale regarded as one of the best elephant hunting titles ever written. He is widely considered to be among the most successful professional elephant ivory hunters of the early 20th century. Sutherland came to Africa from England with a questionable background and while looking for a livelihood fell into ivory hunting as a way to make a fortune. It is said he killed over a thousand elephants in his long spanning life as an elephant hunter. While hunting with natives he formed close relationships and affection for these bush people. The book reveals much about the Sutherlan as a person as well as the sport. This great hunting classic has been in demand for over a hundred years!
Contents
CHAPTER I
THE hunter's life
CHAPTER II
THE FIGHT WITH THE FOUR
CHAPTER III
TOUCH AND GO
CHAPTER IV
KOM-KOM
CHAPTER V
SWASURI AND THE LEOPARD
CHAPTER VI
MAKANYANGA THE PHILOSOPHER
CHAPTER VII
MAN-EATING LIONS
CHAPTER VIII
VICIOUS ELEPHANTS AND A CANTANKEROUS BUFFALO
CHAPTER IX
THE STRUGGLE OF THE TITANS
CHAPTER X
UPS AND DOWNS IN THE MBWEHU BUSH
CHAPTER XI
THE WHITE TRAIL
CHAPTER XII
THE RAID
CHAPTER XIII
STIRRING TIMES AT LECUNDI
CHAPTER XIV
SNAKES
CHAPTER XV
WHERE A MAN CAN RAISE A THIRST
CHAPTER XVI
BIG GAME AND BIG GAME HUNTING
CHAPTER XVII
MALINGANIRO AND HIS IVORY
CHAPTER XVIII
TERRIER V. ELEPHANT
CHAPTER XIX
THE TROPICS AND THE CALL
CHAPTER XX
SOME NOTES ON THE LIFE OF THE AFRICAN NATIVE
CHAPTER XXI
THE WILD MAN OF THE GOLAMBEPO MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XXII
HIPPO AND LION
CHAPTER XXIII
SUPERSTITION AND A SEQUEI
CHAPTER XXIV
NERVES AT NTUNKWAE
CHAPTER XXV
MAD BUFFALO AND FAITHLESS WIFE
CHAPTER XXVI
MY TWO WILD DOGS
CHAPTER XXVII
THE GENTLE ART OF POISONING
CHAPTER XXVIII
TWO LEOPARD STORIES
CHAPTER XXIX
MAHOMETAN FAITH AND ELEPHANT MEAT
CHAPTER XXX
A FEW THRILLS AT BANGALLA RIVER
CHAPTER XXXI
SOME PECULIAR FOODS
CHAPTER XXXII
THE LORD OF THE RIVER
CHAPTER XXXIII
THREE SLAVE GIRLS
CHAPTER XXXIV
A FEW days' hunting
CHAPTER XXXV
LOVE AND FAREWELL
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE HUNTER'S END
This book published in 1912 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
Contents
CHAPTER I
THE hunter's life
CHAPTER II
THE FIGHT WITH THE FOUR
CHAPTER III
TOUCH AND GO
CHAPTER IV
KOM-KOM
CHAPTER V
SWASURI AND THE LEOPARD
CHAPTER VI
MAKANYANGA THE PHILOSOPHER
CHAPTER VII
MAN-EATING LIONS
CHAPTER VIII
VICIOUS ELEPHANTS AND A CANTANKEROUS BUFFALO
CHAPTER IX
THE STRUGGLE OF THE TITANS
CHAPTER X
UPS AND DOWNS IN THE MBWEHU BUSH
CHAPTER XI
THE WHITE TRAIL
CHAPTER XII
THE RAID
CHAPTER XIII
STIRRING TIMES AT LECUNDI
CHAPTER XIV
SNAKES
CHAPTER XV
WHERE A MAN CAN RAISE A THIRST
CHAPTER XVI
BIG GAME AND BIG GAME HUNTING
CHAPTER XVII
MALINGANIRO AND HIS IVORY
CHAPTER XVIII
TERRIER V. ELEPHANT
CHAPTER XIX
THE TROPICS AND THE CALL
CHAPTER XX
SOME NOTES ON THE LIFE OF THE AFRICAN NATIVE
CHAPTER XXI
THE WILD MAN OF THE GOLAMBEPO MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XXII
HIPPO AND LION
CHAPTER XXIII
SUPERSTITION AND A SEQUEI
CHAPTER XXIV
NERVES AT NTUNKWAE
CHAPTER XXV
MAD BUFFALO AND FAITHLESS WIFE
CHAPTER XXVI
MY TWO WILD DOGS
CHAPTER XXVII
THE GENTLE ART OF POISONING
CHAPTER XXVIII
TWO LEOPARD STORIES
CHAPTER XXIX
MAHOMETAN FAITH AND ELEPHANT MEAT
CHAPTER XXX
A FEW THRILLS AT BANGALLA RIVER
CHAPTER XXXI
SOME PECULIAR FOODS
CHAPTER XXXII
THE LORD OF THE RIVER
CHAPTER XXXIII
THREE SLAVE GIRLS
CHAPTER XXXIV
A FEW days' hunting
CHAPTER XXXV
LOVE AND FAREWELL
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE HUNTER'S END
This book published in 1912 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
