Horn and Tusk

“Charles Homans’s intriguing book shows that the quest for elephant tusks and rhino horns is far more complicated than our image of it as a struggle by noble beasts and their allies against rapacious hunters and traders. Instead, in firsthand reporting that roams the globe, he uses this centuries-long saga as a window onto colonialism, world trade, and the very meaning of conservation.” —Adam Hochschild, bestselling author of King Leopold’s Ghost

“An engrossing, sweeping story of the wildness of the modern world, told with the crackling energy of a spy thriller.” —Kirk Wallace Johnson, author of The Feather Thief

“Impressively, Horn and Tusk is both intellectually incisive and appealingly readable. Charles Homans’s elegantly written investigation into a sector plagued by Western myths and Disney stereotypes is refreshingly free from sentimentality.” —Michela Wrong, author of Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad

“A very accomplished book that challenges established Western epistemologies on African wildlife conservation.” —Peter Kimani, author of Dance of the Jakaranda

“An enlightening look into the history, politics, and economics of ivory.” —Kirkus