The a memoir of adventure and destruction in deepest Africa Pires, Adelino Serras. creator Capstick, Fiona Claire. text biography nyu New York St. Martin's Press 2001 1st ed. monographic eng

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xv, 265 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm. "When eight-year-old Adelino Serras Pires first arrived on a boat from Portugal in 1936, Mozambique was a tropical paradise, where native tribes and Portuguese colonists lived in harmony, and vast jungles held the promise of endless excitement. A few months into Adelino's new life, his father took him along on a successful hunt for man-eating lions that had been terrorizing the countryside. From that point on, Adelino's destiny was sealed: He would spend his days in the African bush, hunting for a living, and living for adventure.". "The Winds of Havoc is the story of Adelino's steady disillusionment, as the beauty of Africa slowly gave way to political turmoil and corruption. But more than that, it's a moving portrait of a life and time that are now gone forever."--BOOK JACKET. Adelino Serras Pires as told to Fiona Claire Capstick. Includes index. fb----- Adventure and adventurers Africa, Sub-Saharan Biography Reisebericht Pires, Adelino Serras Africa, Sub-Saharan Description and travel Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government 1960- Schwarzafrika DT352.2 .P57 2001 967 RS 29075 0312270038 9780312270032 00046981 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol059/00046981.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol051/00046981.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol059/00046981.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol051/00046981.html DLC 000906 20151023231845.0 ocm45002215 eng