{"product_id":"the-last-ivory-hunter-9780312000486","title":"The Last Ivory Hunter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chance meeting around a safari campfire on the banks of the Mupamadazi River leads to \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ivory Hunter: The Saga of Wally Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e, a grand tale of African adventure by renowned hunting author Peter Hathaway Capstick. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWally Johnson spent half a century in Mozambique hunting white gold--ivory. Most men died at this hazardous trade. He's the last one able to tell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn hours of conversations by \u003ci\u003emopane\u003c\/i\u003e fired in the African bush, Wally described his career--how he survived the massive bite of a Gaboon viper, buffalo gorings, floods, disease, and most dangerous of all, gold fever. He bluffed down 200 armed poachers almost single-handedly, and survived rocket attacks from communist revolutionaries during Mozambique's plunge into chaos in 1975. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Botswana, at age 63, Wally continued his career. Though the great tuskers have largely gone and most of Wally's colleagues are dead, Wally has survived. His words are rugged testimony to an Africa that is now a distant dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312000486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/1988\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Hathaway Capstick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635802468508,"sku":"9780312000486","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_da7a614a-4430-4086-806a-46d2cf00afe4.jpg?v=1603840560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-ivory-hunter-9780312000486","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}