by Martin Meredith (Author)
Yet elephant history has been dominated by periods of brutality and persecution, used in gladiatorial combat, as weapons of war (most notably by Hannibal) and for their ivory, prized since ancient times as a symbol of wealth and status. As the ivory trade continued there are now only five countries with sizeable elephant populations, where a few hundred years ago there were forty-six - before the European hunters arrived. Acclaimed African expert Martin Meredith has written the first full biography of the elephant - wide-ranging, moving and never less than fascinating in his travels through the history and present of 'Nature's great masterpiece' (John Donne).
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 244
Edition: 1
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Published: 06 Sep 2001
ISBN 10: 0340770813
ISBN 13: 9780340770818