The Big Footprints

By Hammond Innes

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394411625
• ISBN13: 9780394411620
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A deeply moving book.

My best way to describe Hammond Innes books is it's like watching a great black and white movie on tv ... this one was colorized. Elephants, Africa, a Safari, it sure grabbed by attention. I actually purhcased this book in 1977 when it was first published and never got around to reading it for some reason. Now, in 2004 I'm finally getting around to reading some of the older books in my library and was amazed that I had missed reading this one along the way. Its a great read with all the typical Hammond Innes plots: Man against the elements, Man against Nature, Man falls in love with the primary female lead. Great protagonist / antagonist confrontations. Oh, it's Innes at his best to be sure. Ok, why then am I not giving it 5-stars? Well, the ending was not all I hoped it would be. I won't ruin it for you ... it is good, but definately not where I thought it would end. Worth reading? Assuredly.

taylor's fabulous review

I thought this book was very descriptive, while the hunters were killing the elephants. It teaches you alot about the life of the elephants over in Africa. I learnt alot from reading this novel. It is sad to think that those animals were almost extinct. Hunters should not be aloud to kill such beautiful animals. This novel was very well written and obviously researched.