{"product_id":"books-death-in-the-silent-places-by-peter-capstick","title":"Death in the Silent Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the master of adventure behind the classic \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Long Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, former big-game hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick now turns from his own exploits to those of some of the greatest hunters of the past with \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Silent Places\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With his characteristic color and flair, Capstick recalls the extraordinary careers of men like Colonel J.H. Patterson and Colonel Jim Corbett, who stalked legendary man-eaters through the silent darkness on opposite sides of the world; men like Karamojo Bell, acknowledged as the greatest elephant hunter of all time; men like the valiant Sasha Siemel, who tracked killer jaguars though the Matto Grosso armed only with a spear.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With an authenticity gained by having shared the experiences he writes of, Capstick eloquently recreates the acrid taste of terror in the mouth of a man whose gun has jammed as a lion begins his charge, the exhilaration of tracking and finding a long-sought prey, the bravery and even nobility of performing under circumstances of primitive and savage stress, with death all around in the silent places of the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670858981649,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780312186180.jpg?v=1781513336","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-death-in-the-silent-places-by-peter-capstick","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}