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The Last Ivory Hunter

The Saga of Wally Johnson

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The Last Ivory Hunter

By: Peter Hathaway Capstick
Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
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A chance meeting around a safari campfire on the banks of the Mupamadazi River leads to The Last Ivory Hunter: The Saga of Wally Johnson, a grand tale of African adventure by renowned hunting author Peter Hathaway Capstick. Wally 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.

In hours of conversations by mopane 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. In 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.

©1988 Peter Hathaway Capstick (P)2024 Ascend Audio LLC
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The story of Wally and the horrors of Mozambique is an amazing story. Wally’s humility, honesty and tales are a window into a time lost. Well worth the read.

One of the best Capstick books.

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what a story, with so sad an ending...but well done throughout. You won't be disappointed or bored.

An incredibly interesting life.

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