The Leopard Woman |
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Author:
| White, Stewart Edward |
ISBN: | 978-1-4921-8333-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.25 |
Book Description:
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An opulent tale of mystery, love and war set in that almost unknown part of Africa first described in White's "The Rediscovered Country."
"In 'The Leopard Woman' Mr. White leaves the California of 'The Gray Dawn' and draws on his wonderful knowledge of the African Wilds. It is a colorful romance - one that employs all the resources of Mr. White's story-telling art." -Country Life in America, Volume 31, November, 1916
"Stewart Edward White, whose story, 'The Leopard...
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An opulent tale of mystery, love and war set in that almost unknown part of Africa first described in White's "The Rediscovered Country."
"In 'The Leopard Woman' Mr. White leaves the California of 'The Gray Dawn' and draws on his wonderful knowledge of the African Wilds. It is a colorful romance - one that employs all the resources of Mr. White's story-telling art." -Country Life in America, Volume 31, November, 1916
"Stewart Edward White, whose story, 'The Leopard Woman,' is one of the best pieces of current fiction, knows his Africa like a book, so that his novel, besides being remarkable as a story, gives one an intimate look-in upon the almost unknown portion of that continent of which he told in his recent book, 'The Rediscovered Country." -The Davenport Democrat and Leadership
"The story of the adventures in trackless Africa of John Culbertson, scientist-explorer, and a strange, beautiful woman, known to him only as Madame, who puts herself in his way to hinder him in the execution of an important mission for his government." -The Syracuse Herald
"I never went in search of literary material. Deliberately searching for it, going in for adventure solely for the purpose of getting atmosphere and experience to write about, is a sure way not to get it." -Stewart Edward White
Stewart Edward White is not only famed as a great author, but as an explorer, big game hunter and sportsman as well. Major White is known in Africa as the man who holds the world's lion shooting record, the man who mapped German East Africa for sporting purposes and then turned over his data to the British government at the outbreak of the war, and like performances. He made two expeditions into Central Africa spending in all 22 months in the wilds. He penetrated country never entered from the outside before. Through all his adventures and wanderings, not the least of which is his recent service in the world war with the famous California "Grizzlies" regiment, Major White has been very lucky in escaping serious injury, having had countless narrow escapes from all manner of death in many lands.
An epic tale of passion, intrigue, and espionage set in the heart of the African Jungle.