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"I Married Adventure" by Osa Johnson is a must read IMHO. Yeah! And I found a first edition at the Savers store! Think it was 50 cents!!!
Founder
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Try Bride of the Solomons!
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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Bride in the Solomons by Osa Johnson[u][/u]
Numerous copies on abebooks.com
Last edited by Boise; 10/30/13. Reason: fix auto correct errors
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I don't know what I could add praising this thread beyond what has already been said. I did ask Rick to pin it so it will reside prominently at the top.
Mike
God, Family, and Country.
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A Mannlicher 9.5x57 that may have been used by Osa rests in my rack. The rifle came to me 25 years ago via an old dealer who recollected that he acquired it from a relative of Martin or Osa's. This relative may have resided in the San Francisco bay area in the 60's or 70's.
It's a 1910 carbine with short barrel and otherwise normal stock lop.
My friend recalled that the relative also possessed a picture of Osa with the rifle and a lion and that it was in an old Stoegers catalog.
I intend to give the rifle to the museum one of these days if I can confirm Osa's ownership. You Martin and Osa aficionados, HELP!
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Try Bride of the Solomons! Bought it, read it, but didn't find much in the way of hunting only a few passing comments about shooting mostly birds. I enjoyed "I Married Adventure" far more.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
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No real hunting, but a fabulous TRUE story. I Married Adventure is great!
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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Time for a re-up on this thread..........
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One of the best threads on The Campfire. Reading the Johnson's books had a lot to do with me buying a 9.3x62. Great stuff!
RS
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I miss BF's posts here...
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Hot damn!Going to spend time reading all this.I miss hunting Africa.
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Just found this thread and don't know how I missed it. I bet that 9.3x62 points like your finger! Thanks for sharing, Bob!
"The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that lightening ain't distributed right." - Mark Twain
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I stopped by here today and I was amazed to see that this thread had been bumped back up! Here's some more photos, this time concentrating on the airplanes. It's getting difficult for me to remember which photos I've posted and which ones I haven't so please forgive me if there are some repeats. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.bunduki.com/bob/osa/G1489.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.bunduki.com/bob/osa/G1621.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.bunduki.com/bob/osa/G1817.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.bunduki.com/bob/osa/G1888.jpg) Cheers! -Bob F. 
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WELCOME BACK!  Great photos of a world now past.
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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The "chuck wagon": ![[Linked Image]](http://www.bunduki.com/bob/osa/Safari_lunch_715x.jpg) -Bob F. 
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Early taco truck. 
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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WELCOME BACK! Great photos of a world now past. Thanks for that. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.bunduki.com/bob/emoticons/beer2.gif) -Bob F.
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