From the Plains of Africa to the Jungles of Parliament

• Author(s): Barry Turner,
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Pages: 203
• ISBN_10: 1456611135
  ISBN_13: 9781456611132
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General , Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Biography & Autobiography / Political , Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers , Biography & Autobiography / Environmentalists & Naturalists , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection ,

Description:... In the first part of the book, the author regales us with real-life adventures as a Game Warden in the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Northern Tanzania. The work chronicles encounters with such luminaries as Patrick Hemingway and the President of Tanzania. The book takes you on journeys on Mount Kilimanjaro, through the Serengeti Migration and hunting and conservation experiences with and for Africa's great animals.
The second part of this autobiography deals with Turner's exciting life in Canadian politics where he was elected as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. You will read about his encounters in this "jungle" with such historical figures as Gorbachev, Sir Edmund Hillary and many other iconic personalities.