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A view from a tall hill : Robert Ruark in Africa / Terry Wieland. - Camden, Me. : Countrysport Press, c2000. - xxiv, 431 p. ; 24 cm.

Robert Ruark was the most influential safari writer of the latter 20th century. He was a nationally renowned columnist and author, who inspired both hunters who traveled to Africa and those who could only dream about it. This is a biography of Ruark about his work, the times in which he lived, and the strange allure that Africa held for him.

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Ruark, Robert Chester, 1915-1965 --Homes and haunts--Africa.
Ruark, Robert Chester, 1915-1965 --Knowledge--Africa.


Novelists, American--20th century
Americans--History--Africa--20th century.
Journalists--United States


Africa, East--Intellectual life--20th century.
Africa, East--Politics and government.

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