Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 (Registro nro. 45703)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | SK |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Baker, Samuel White, Sir, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1821-1893 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 |
| 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 | 2003 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2003-01-01 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Etext prepared by Garry Gill and the Distributed Proofreading team of Charles Franks |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America" by Sir Samuel W. Baker is a non-fiction work written during the late 19th century. This book serves as a detailed account of the author's adventures and experiences in hunting, wildlife, and the natural world across various continents. It likely explores the challenges and techniques of hunting large game as well as the author's reflections on the animals encountered throughout his expeditions. The opening of the book delves into the evolution and technicalities of rifles used in hunting over the past half-century. Baker discusses early firearms, particularly the smooth-bore muskets, their limitations, and the advancements made in rifle design, especially in terms of accuracy and power. He shares his personal experience with the introduction of rifles to places like Ceylon and details the modifications he proposed and successfully implemented to improve riflery in hunting dangerous game. Overall, this initial portion of the text serves to set the stage for a deeper exploration of hunting practices and a reflection on the relationship between humans and the wild during that historical period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Hunting |
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| Uncontrolled term | Animal behavior |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3657">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3657</a> |
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