Project Gutenberg 2015-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 114 Selous, Frederick Courteney 1851 1917 Selous, F. C. (Frederick Courteney) Roosevelt, Theodore 1858 1919 United States President (1901-1909) Roosevelt, Teddy Caldwell, E. (Edmund G.) Caldwell, Edmund G. African Nature Notes and Reminiscences Produced by Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "African Nature Notes and Reminiscences" by Frederick Courteney Selous is a natural history and observational account written in the early 20th century. The book documents the author's extensive experiences and insights into the wildlife of South Africa, particularly focusing on the natural behavior and characteristics of various big game animals. It blends personal anecdotes with scientific observations, offering a unique glimpse into a time when these interactions were thriving." "The opening portion of the book introduces Selous's intentions and the influence behind his writing, particularly highlighting his conversations with President Theodore Roosevelt, who encouraged him to publish his notes. It explains how the chapters consist of previously written articles and how Selous aims to broaden the understanding of African wildlife beyond mere hunting narratives. The introductory remarks focus on the importance of accurate observation in natural history and the value of firsthand experiences in recounting the lives of the majestic creatures inhabiting the African wilderness." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history -- South Africa Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917 -- Anecdotes Big game hunting -- South Africa -- Anecdotes Hunters -- South Africa -- Anecdotes SK Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography 831159 831186 2024-09-20T13:25:23.662205 2023-09-21T09:49:05.022832 text/html text/html 827435 2015-06-24T06:12:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 978130 2015-06-24T06:12:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1002231 2024-09-20T13:25:33.642156 application/epub+zip 1012941 2024-09-20T13:25:25.276259 application/epub+zip 367424 2024-09-20T13:25:24.454226 application/epub+zip 1237159 2024-09-20T13:25:40.182143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1167670 2024-09-20T13:25:32.792228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521362 2022-09-22T10:27:48.884565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 734431 734222 2024-09-20T13:25:22.252335 2023-09-21T09:49:03.680815 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 734679 2015-06-24T06:12:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 263537 2015-06-24T06:12:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20365 2024-09-20T13:25:40.338118 application/rdf+xml 18130 2024-09-20T13:25:24.584258 image/jpeg 2928 2024-09-20T13:25:24.520224 image/jpeg 978123 2024-09-20T13:25:23.771233 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia