War & Peace: From Free Burghers to Trekboers, David Bristow, former editor of Getaway magazine

Thu Feb 25, 10:30 - Thu Feb 25, 11:30

Piesang Valley Community Hall

ABOUT

David Bristow grew up in the veld north of Johannesburg. He has an honours degrees in Journalism from Rhodes University, as well as a Masters degree in Environmental Sciences from Cape Town University. After studying he spent a year working as a guide and camp manager in the Okavango Delta.


He started off “real life” as a news hound in Johannesburg but, after the success of his first book Mountains of Southern Africa, decided that life as a full time nature and travel writer was the life. Since then he has authored more than 20, including numerous travel and hiking guides.. In between there was a 13-year stint as editor of Getaway travel magazine.


A few years ago he turned his hand to writing non-fiction narratives with a series titled “Stories from the Veld”. First in the series is titled Running Wild: the Story of Zulu, an African Stallion tells the true story of a Boerperd that became a zebra (or at least became the alpha stallion of a wild zebra herd in Mashatu Private Game Reserve in Botswana).


The second is The Game Ranger etc. featuring 20 curious characters from South Africa, present and past. The third, Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes, features 20 amazing places in South Africa. The fourth in the series “stories from the veld” will have a strong environmental bent, provisonally titled Teach Your Children.


Having climbed mountains all around the world, he now prefers the more sedentary pursuits of riding a mountain bike, doing a bit of scuba diving and surfing (long board). He lives on a marina near Cape Town with his partner, three boats, two bicycles, two surfboards and a cat.


All three current books will be available at R200 each, cash or card (retail price is around R250).

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War & Peace: From Free Burghers to Trekboers, David Bristow, former editor of Getaway magazine
Piesang Valley Community Hall
Green Point Ave, Plettenberg Bay, 6600
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