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Bwana, There's a Body in the Bath! By Peter Whitehead with Tony Park Born in Shanghai and shipped to England as a child, Peter Whitehead then made his way to Australia, solo, at the age of 13 in 1938, in order to save his family money. Alone and working in near slave-like conditions as a farm labourer, Peter learned the art of breaking wild horses and so began a lifelong love affair with animals. After wartime service as a horse breaker for the army and a gunner on a Liberator bomber, Peter headed to Africa and a richly varied career as an agricultural officer, national parks ranger, big game hunter, animal wrangler and rancher. He worked on the sets of several big-name movies, including Hatari! with John Wayne, and handled lions for the smash hit film, Born Free. Peter survived two aircraft crashes, as well as encounters with man-eating lions, zombie witches, and killer hippos, and nearly drowned in a crocodile infested river. Along the way, he also helped save an endangered species and found a woman who would put up with him. Bwana, There's a Body in the Bath! is Peter's story of nearly a century of incredible adventures. Tony Park is the author of 20 thriller novels set in Africa and eight non-fiction biographies. In Bwana, There's a Body in the Bath, he teams up with a man who has truly lived a life full of adventure, spanning nearly 100 years and several continents. For lovers of Africa, history, and true life adventure.

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Peter Whitehead was born in Shanghai in 1922 then relocated to the UK as a child. At the age of 14 he made his own way by sea to Australia, where he worked on farms as a labourer and horse breaker. He served in the Australian army and air force during the Second World War and then went on to live a richly varied life in Africa as a colonial officer, game ranger, big game hunter, rancher and animal wrangler for films. He now lives in New Zealand. Tony Park is the author of 21 bestselling thriller novels set in Africa and several non-fiction biographies. A former journalist, government press secretary and PR consultant, he also served 34 years in the Australian Army Reserve, including six months in Afghanistan. He and his wife, Nicola, divide their time between Australia and southern Africa.

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