The first sign of growing up: when you question long-held beliefs. On the other hand, as Linus once said in the Peanuts comic strip, “There is nothing quite so upsetting as the clobbering of a cherished belief.”
An old British Colonial preserve, the District Commissioner will be another UK Foreign Office type that Tarzan will have to convince. All he has to do is mention his, and Jane’s, good buddy Governor Bisby.
While it’s true that the trappings of this preserve and other items in the strip resemble the colonial period, when countries like Kenya achieved independence a lot of the colonial structures – and colonial officials remained in place. The lion conservationist George Adamson had been a park warden and after his retirement lived on the Kora National Reserve until his murder in 1980. Richard Leakey – son of Louis and Mary Leakey – was head of the Kenya Wildlife Service from its founding in 1990. So, particularly in the early days of the post-colonial period, it would not be uncommon to find white administrators in places like Kenya.
ghretighoti about 10 years ago
The first sign of growing up: when you question long-held beliefs. On the other hand, as Linus once said in the Peanuts comic strip, “There is nothing quite so upsetting as the clobbering of a cherished belief.”
J Short about 10 years ago
He can sure come to grips with that hand.
Old Comic Strip Lover about 10 years ago
Hunt never did answer where exactly this preserve came from. It was just…..“THERE”.
Polsixe about 10 years ago
An old British Colonial preserve, the District Commissioner will be another UK Foreign Office type that Tarzan will have to convince. All he has to do is mention his, and Jane’s, good buddy Governor Bisby.
profkatz about 10 years ago
Major Hunt acts more like a woman, perhaps he should change his last name…….? :)> PassTheViagraAGowa!!
bmckee about 10 years ago
While it’s true that the trappings of this preserve and other items in the strip resemble the colonial period, when countries like Kenya achieved independence a lot of the colonial structures – and colonial officials remained in place. The lion conservationist George Adamson had been a park warden and after his retirement lived on the Kora National Reserve until his murder in 1980. Richard Leakey – son of Louis and Mary Leakey – was head of the Kenya Wildlife Service from its founding in 1990. So, particularly in the early days of the post-colonial period, it would not be uncommon to find white administrators in places like Kenya.