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Run For The Trees
The savage adventure of two lusty giants struggling for possession of an incredible African slave empire
454 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1968
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June 13, 2012
An epic four hundred and fifty pages of adventure in Africa in the years immediately after World War One. Two larger than life central characters, who do not realise they are larger than life, meet and become friends. One owns vast tracts of land in which he is virtually king and the other has ambitions to do the same. They keep the peace, hunt the wild animals for profit and to protect their people, and indulge their large sensual appetites for food, alcohol, tobacco and both white and black women, who are to all intents and purposes slave girls. They even take a trip to find some slaves of their own. But while they are following their own ambitions the world around them is changing and they have to respond to it or lose everything they have worked to achieve.
The story is rivetting and the characters are interesting and surprisingly believable. The attitudes of the time in which it is set are reflected in their behaviour towards the wildlife and the native populations they encounter, which is to be expected for the sake of autheticity.
The book was a New York Times bestseller when it was first published in the 1960's, and the author was compared to Hemingway and Harold Robbins. I have only ever been able to find three books by him, including this one, all now out of print. The only way anyone interested will get one is second hand, but it can be found online. It was described as "probably the finest book ever written about White Hunters in the African bush". A fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable, old-fashioned adventure story by a very talented author.
The story is rivetting and the characters are interesting and surprisingly believable. The attitudes of the time in which it is set are reflected in their behaviour towards the wildlife and the native populations they encounter, which is to be expected for the sake of autheticity.
The book was a New York Times bestseller when it was first published in the 1960's, and the author was compared to Hemingway and Harold Robbins. I have only ever been able to find three books by him, including this one, all now out of print. The only way anyone interested will get one is second hand, but it can be found online. It was described as "probably the finest book ever written about White Hunters in the African bush". A fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable, old-fashioned adventure story by a very talented author.
May 19, 2012
best book ive ever read ....
June 1, 2024
taste and feel the soul of africa
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November 21, 2024
very good adventure book, ending was good. definitely not going to be another similar book written for certain reasons. finished reading on a small bridge on the bark river, wi
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