CONTENTS 



Introduction xv 



First and second trip History of Mombassa Portu- 

 guese invasion. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Mombassa to Lion Land .... 3 



Sunrise on Kilimanjaro Nairobi East African scenery 



Start of the sefari. 



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II. The Sefari 19 



" Make-up " of the sefari Expenses Responsibility 

 of employer Headmen Tentboys Porters Gunboys 

 Cook " Totos " The start. 



III. Across the Mau Escarpment to Lion Land . 54 



In Mau forest Kerio River Mt. Elgon Nzoia River 

 Nzoia Plateau First lion Wild dog Momba 

 mauled by lion. 



IV. My First Lion 81 



First sight of lion Cheetah Lion hunting Three 

 lions killed. 

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V. Hunting in Africa 105 



Early hunting days Tracking Rhino Meat 

 Gunbearers Canadian grizzly Hunting the grizzly in 

 Canada Hunting "dangerous" game Hunting rhino 

 Hunting buffalo Hunting lion Vultures Massai 

 guides. 



VI. Sefari Life 137 



Early morning, " nature's truce " Bathing Insects 

 General management of sefari Native industries 

 African meat and how to cook it Native fruit and 

 vegetables. 



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