Who Named the Daisy? Who Named the Rose?: A Roving Dictionary of North American Wildflowers

by Peter Hathaway Capstick

Book Overview

From harpooning freshwater sharks and bow-fishing in Brazil to hunting leopards and lions on the scorched Ethiopian frontier, the acclaimed successor to Hemingway--and bestselling author of Death in the Long Grass--whisks readers into a world of life-and-death encounters. Absolutely spine-tingling -- Publishers Weekly. Martin's.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312929447
• ISBN13: 9780312929442
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Congdon & Weed
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Capstick

Another outstanding Capstick book. Capstick is my favorite african writer and I have read many. I highly recommend it!

Typical Capstick

I've enjoyed all fo his books, some are better than others. This one is full of good info and is reasonably entertaining. It's even better if your like me and say to blazes with "political correctness", whatever it's supposed to mean.

Careful, you might learn something!

Last Horizons is a departure from Capstick's usual storytelling of high danger hunting in Africa. This book consists of an archive of his articles and short stories written for Peterson's Hunting and other outdoor magazines. Though the stories are short, they are still written in Capstick's classic form and provide for excellent entertainment. These articles not only provide a good read but are informative as well. Many people criticize Capstick for his tendency to exaggerate (I can buy into that line of thinking as well) but you can?t deny his thorough researching. I found several of the articles (ex. effectiveness of shot size) to be extremely insightful and educational. The articles on air rifles and rat hunting were entertaining and excellent lessons in ballistics and the importance of practice.This book is not typical Capstick and probably not for everyone. True, some of the information is outdated but if you are an avid hunter you will find this collection both informative and valuable. It reminded me of sitting there listening to an old man telling stories learned by years of experience and trial? mixed in with several well spun yarns. The pig sticking story had to have been written sitting around a campfire. Good stuff!

GOOD COLLECTION OF CAPSTICK STORIES

This is an anthology (collection) of old Capstick magazine articles spanning a couple of decades, mostly hunting stories but some fishing stories and a few adventure stories thrown in. My favorites were the stories of the kali elephant herd, shooting down dragon flies with a BB machine gun and the backyard safari. Classic Capstick and well worth the read. Many of the stories I have read over and over again.

Capstick on tpoics besides big game

The diary of a hunt for fire breathing dragon (complete with references to the appropriate hard to get license, season, gear and limited hunting area) in the last chapter is worth the price of the book for anyone who loves Capstick's writing. Other chapters deal with Air rifles, fishing, rat hunting in New Jersey, et al. This is not as chock full of big game excitement as Capstick's other works. But over all still a good read.