Franc - Great stuff! I went through a BIG African phase a few years ago which resulted in me spending a lot of cash with limited edition books from Safari Press.
I own (and have read) some of the books others have recommended. But two not mentioned are real standouts for me. 'Baron in Africa' by Brian Marsh is a fantastic read. Another good one is 'Kambaku' by Harry Manners.
As an aside, it looks like I might be entering another dark continent phase. Among the books I just ordered through Safari Press' summer sale are 'The Wheel of Life' by Bunny Allen and 'The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter' by W.D.M. Bell.
After WWII my father worked building roads and bridges in Liberia for a bit over a year. Unfortunately he wasn't a hunter, but he brought back many things, some of which grace the shelves of my library's African section: 2 small carved ivory elephants, carved ebony figurines, a powderhorn with various leathers and leopard skin encasing it and tribal carved "jewlery" among them.
You'e made me want to skip going to bed now and immerse myself in all this "Aficana"! It is powerful stuff!
