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Whitehead, Peter,

Bwana : there's a body in the bath! / Peter Whitehead, Tony Park. - [New Zealand?] : Ingwe Publishing, 2022. - 324 pages ; 23 cm

"Born in Shanghai and shipped to England as a child, Peter Whitehead then made his way to Australia, solo, at the age of 13 in 1938, in order to save his family money. Alone and working in near slave-like conditions as a farm labourer, Peter learned the art of breaking wild horses and so began a lifelong love affair with animals. After wartime service as a horse breaker for the army and a gunner on a Liberator bomber, Peter headed to Africa and a richly varied career as an agricultural officer, national parks ranger, big game hunter, animal wrangler and rancher. He worked on the sets of several big-name movies, including Hatari! with John Wayne, and handled lions for the smash hit film, Born Free. Peter survived two aircraft crashes, as well as encounters with man-eating lions, zombie witches, and killer hippos, and nearly drowned in a crocodile infested river. Along the way, he also helped save an endangered species and found a woman who would put up with him. Bwana, there's a body in the bath is Peter's story of nearly a century of incredible adventures"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781922825018 1922825018

Subjects--Personal Names:
Whitehead, Peter,

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hunters--Biography.
Veterans--Australia--Biography.
Australians--Africa --Biography.
Adventure and adventurers--Africa --Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies

LC Class. No.: SK17.W558 / A3 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 920 WHI