Jacana Media, the Country Club Johannesburg and the Endangered Wildlife Trust invite you to a book discussion of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep by David Bristow.

The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep offers spellbinding stories of amazing, little-known characters from South Africa, past and very past. They will excite, entertain and enthral you!

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Join us for our last Country Club Johannesburg talk of 2018, as we host the Johannesburg launch of David Bristow’s latest work, The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep.

This rich tapestry of history, encompassing the travails of Harry Wolhuter, southern Africa’s first game ranger; the smoke and thunder of Dr David Livingstone; the legacy of keeper of the wilderness, James Stevenson-Hamilton; the tales Botswana’s wildlife warriors; and so much more, offers 20 fascinating tales to readers from all fields of interest.

Author David Bristow will be in conversation with EWT Head of Conservation, Dr Harriet Davies-Mostert, so be sure not to miss what promises to be a scintillating evening. Copies of the book will be on sale at the event.

David Bristow grew up on the Highveld, north of Johannesburg. Dreams of becoming an architect took a sharp turn on 16 June 1976 when ‘the other side’ of Johannesburg seemed to suddenly go up in smoke. He resigned that day and went to study journalism at Rhodes University.

Just a few years into working as a journalist back in Johannesburg he did another 180 and resigned, this time to research and write his first book, Mountains of Southern Africa. It was an unexpected commercial success. Once again bags were packed, this time to read for a master’s degree in environmental sciences in Cape Town.

Some 20 coffee-table style books later (in between which there was a longish stint as editor of Getaway travel magazine), he decided to do what he really always wanted to: write paperback narratives about southern Africa. His first in the series of Stories from the Veld was Running Wild: The Story of Zulu, an African Stallion. This is the second.

Date: Wednesday 24 October 2018

Presented by David Bristow, in conversation with Dr Harriet Davies-Mostert

RSVP: By 19 October 2018

Please note: Dinner reservations need to be booked and paid for in advance by the RSVP deadline.

18:30 for 19:00

Dinner to be served at 20:15

Dress Code – Smart Casual (no shorts, T-shirts or slops)

Country Club Johannesburg, 1 Napier Road, Auckland Park

THE COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERS

CCJ Members RSVP to Reservations – Thomas More on reservations@ccj.co.za or 011 710 6408

Charges will be made to your Club Account

CCJ Members – Talk only R80 pp ~or~ Talk + Dinner R265 pp

EWT MEMBERS and NON-MEMBERS

RSVP to rebeccam@ewt.org.za or 011 372 3600 – Extension: 112

EWT Members: Talk Only R80 pp ~or~ Talk + Dinner R265 pp

Non-Members: Talk Only R105 pp ~or~ Talk + Dinner R290 pp

DINNER – R185 pp

PROOF OF PAYMENT: EWT MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS

In order to confirm your booking, please email proof of payment to rebeccam@ewt.org.za or fax 011 608 4682

Payments may be made to the following account:

Endangered Wildlife Trust
First National Bank, Rosebank
Acc. No. 50371564219
Branch Code. 25 33 05
REF: Name + EWT Talk

Categories Non-fiction South Africa

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