A Certain Curve of Horn The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola

, by Walker, John Frederick

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ISBN: 9780802140685 | 0802140688
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Copyright: 1/22/2004

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A fascinating story of exploration and environmental devastation chronicleshe precarious fate of the endangered sable antelope in Angola over theourse of the twentieth century. Reprint.

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Prologue	p. 1

Tracks in Shadow	p. 7
Varian's Giant	p. 35
"The Finest Horns in the World"	p. 62
Enter the Biologist	p. 113
Caught in the War Zone	p. 141

A Conflict of Crusaders	p. 201
The Hunter's Bargain	p. 253
Waiting for Angola	p. 269
Luanda & Quicama	p. 295
Flight of Antelopes	p. 346
Expedition to Malange	p. 384
Epilogue	p. 409
Notes	p. 415
Acknowledgments	p. 457
Credits	p. 463
Index	p. 465
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