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Teaching and Hunting in East Africa

by Dan McNickle

277 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-2313; ISBN 1-4120-1935-4; US$21.95, C$25.24, EUR17.11, £11.34

Memoir of four years spent teaching, hunting, and touring in Tanzania.

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About the Book

"Lati knew his stuff and before the sun was high we were on the trail of a small herd. These elephant had fed into thick thorn scrub. We could hear them up ahead, close, but we couldn't see them as visibility was close to nil. I reached for some dirt to sift through my fingers and track the breezes. The elephant were almost stationary, languidly browsing. Judging from the contented purring of their stomachs, they had no idea we were there. We inched closer, the heat and the tension oppressive. Twenty yards; ten yards; ten feet. We could see them, but couldn't make out one end from the other, nor could we see any ivory. Big gray slabs of wrinkled hide was all that was discernable, and even that seemed to pulse and dance out of focus in the heat and thorn. Lati touched my shoulder, motioning to back off. At mid-day the breeze was bound to give us away. We backpedaled, guns ready...."

The countries of East Africa were getting independence in the 1960's and the Teachers of East Africa Program, run by Columbia University, was one vehicle used to expand the staffing of the secondary schools so these countries could quickly muster the manpower necessary to run their own affairs. I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the teachers, and this book is the story of my four years spent in Tanzania: teaching, hunting and touring. In the process I had many wonderful experiences with the people, some close calls with the elephants, climbed an active volcano, presided over a polling station in the first Presidential election in Tanzania, and hunted with ear gatherers.

I tried to skim Dan's book after we returned from Africa. But it's not the sort of piece you should skim. I really enjoyed all of it, but especially the writer's voice and consciousness -- young, male, enthusiastic, brash, reflective, smart, brave, appreciative and oh so full of life! I loved it!

Dr. Rudy Martin, retired, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.

I want to add that Dan's writing brought back for me the absolute beauty and wonder of East Africa.

Dr. Gail Martin, retired Antioch University, Seattle, Washington

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About the Author

Dan McNickle has been a teacher and a hunter most of his life. As a young man, he was blessed with the opportunity to spend four years in Tanzania. He found adventure and fulfillment in both teaching and hunting, but wholeness came in the guise of a woman.

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Table of Contents

• Maps
• 1 Setting Sail
• 2 Columbia & N.Y.C.
• 3 Into Africa
• 4 Moshi and Kili
• 5 Malangali
• 6 Pre-Hunting
• 7 The Election
• 8 First Safaris
• 9 A Death in the Family
• 10 Life in Malangali
• 11 The Schools
• 12 Malangali School
• 13 Malangali Students
• 14 First Elephants
• 15 Mkwawa
• 16 Got Snakes?
• 17 Dar
• 18 Central Province
• 19 Rhodesia
• 20 Daily Life
• 21 Scouting
• 22 Rujewa
• 23 Hasan
• 24 Sports Day
• 25 Third Elephant
• 26 3500 Miles to Malangali
• 27 Scotty's Camp
• 28 Back
• 29 Bro Arrives
• 30 Travels with Dave
• 31 Zanzibar
• 32 Dave's Elephant
• 33 Back to School
• 34 Lake Rukwa, One Last Time
• 35 The Rain Forest, Again
• 36 Leaving Home
• 37 Going Home
• 38 NU
• 39 Arusha
• 40 Serengeti to Tsavo
• 41 Kwa Kuchinja
• 42 Mombasa
• 43 Safaris with Hal
• 44 Socialism
• 45 AR 384/66
• 46 Oldoinyo Lengai
• 47 A Hunt with the Professionals
• 48 Last Hunt, Last Elephant
• 49 Another One Bites the Dust
• FAQ
• FTQ
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Glossary

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