An Afrikaner, Burger, hunted throughout Central Africa, particularly for buffalo which he had become well acquainted with while serving as a meat hunter for troops in Africa during the Great War. His narrative spans several decades, encompassing exploits from the Lado Enclave to the Belgian Congo, Tanganyika and Northern Rhodesia. There is also a chapter on hunting man-eating lions in the Mahenga District of Tanganyika. Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785 - 1999, page 45.
342 pages, frontispiece, numerous black and white photographs, a very good copy.
The cover title reads: Horned death Hunting the African Buffalo with John H. Burger.
Horned Death by John F. Burger was first published in 1947. This edition by Safari Press as the Second volume in its Classics in African Hunting Series.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 8vo (220 x 150 mm)
