Renowned artist John Seerey-Lester relives the most exciting adventures of the world’s greatest sportsmen.
Never in the long history of sport and adventure has there been a book like
Legends of the Hunt. In more than 80 stories and 120 paintings, renowned wildlife artist John Seerey-Lester takes you back to the 1850–1935 period, the “Golden Age” of hunting and exploration on three continents. Each exciting chapter in this beautiful, large-format book relives the fascinating and often life-threatening exploits of Theodore Roosevelt, Jim Corbett, Charles Sheldon, Carl Akeley, Bror Blixen, John Henry Patterson, and many others as they pursue dangerous game in the wildest and most remote parts of the world. This book is destined to become one of the most highly acclaimed sporting titles of the year. 120 full-color paintings; 30 black-and-white drawings
