As a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fifty years, earning herself the cherished nickname “Mama Daktari”—“Mother Doctor.”
For nearly 70 years the 36-acre ranch on the West Boulder River Heminway bought in 1987 was known as the "Bar 20". When he signed the deed, Heminway was handed the Bar 20's voluminous legal history and wondered if there was more to the place than just a name.
The Imminent Rains portrays some of nature's last gentlemen, the dignified men of the bush - pioneer settlers who in their salty, individual ways have found Africa a land of immense personal value.
George, Being George: George Plimpton's Life as Told, Admired, Deplored, and Envied by 200 Friends, Relatives, Lovers, Acquaintances, Rivals--and a Few Unappreciative Observers by Nelson W. Aldrich
