Born Wild: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Africa
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Tony Fitzjohn, part missionary, part madman, has been called "one of the world's most endangered creatures." An internationally renowned field expert on African wildlife, he is best known for the eighteen years he spent helping Born Free 's George Adamson return more than forty leopards and lions--including the celebrated Christian--to the wild in central Kenya. ?? ????? Born Wild is the memoir of Fitzjohn's extraordinary life. It shows how a man driven by an impossibly restless spirit can do almost anything, from being a bouncer in a brothel, to surviving a vicious lion attack, to fighting with the Tanzanian government, to being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen. ? ???? ?A notorious hell-raiser given to scrapes with bandits, evil policemen, and wicked politicians, who has been shot at by poachers and chewed up by lions, Fitzjohn is also a wonderful raconteur. Shenanigans aside, he belongs to that rare species of humans who have sought refuge and meaning in a life truly dedicated to the restoration of the animal kingdom. Many times Tony Fitzjohn has put his life on the line for the cause in which he believes. Born Wild is the story of that passion.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0307716031
ISBN13:9780307716033
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Length:318 Pages
Weight:1.61 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"
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