The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter (Registro nro. 108866)
[ vista simple ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02886cam a22003373u 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 68044 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134554.0 |
| 006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
| fixed length control field | m |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | cr n |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 260607r20221923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 24013823 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | SK |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bell, Walter Dalrymple Maitland, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1880-1954 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2022-05-10 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Hunting the big bull elephant -- The brain shot at elephant -- The body shot at elephant -- African "medicine" or witchcraft and its bearing on sport -- Karamojo: Into the unknown. Ivory and the raiders. The coming of Pyjalé -- Dabossa -- Through the sudd of the Gelo River -- The Lado Enclave -- Hunting in Liberia -- Buba Gida, the last African potentate -- Buba Gida and the Lakkas -- The ascent of the Bahr Aouck -- Buffalo -- African lions -- Rifles -- African administrations. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter" by W. D. M. Bell is a memoir detailing the author's adventures as an elephant hunter, written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the intricacies of elephant hunting in Africa, exploring various techniques and the flora and fauna encountered in the wild. Through his experiences, Bell also delves into the relationship between humans and nature, particularly the impact of hunting on local ecosystems and communities. At the start of the memoir, Bell introduces the thrilling pursuit of solitary bull elephants, providing vivid descriptions of their immense size and behavior. He explains the methods involved in tracking these majestic creatures through dense bush, emphasizing the challenges hunters face in approaching them unnoticed. The opening chapters emphasize the excitement and unpredictability of hunting while laying a foundation for deeper explorations of Bell's encounters with local tribes and their cultural practices in relation to hunting and nature. As he shares his expertise, Bell hints at broader themes of coexistence and the clash of traditional beliefs with the realities of modern hunting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United Kingdom: Country Life, 1923 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Elephant hunting |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/wanderingsofelep1923bell/page/n9">https://archive.org/details/wanderingsofelep1923bell/page/n9</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68044">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68044</a> |
No hay ítems disponibles.