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| As it did to Selous, the promise of adventure drew me to Africa. |
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| It was during the Rhodesian campaigns of the seventies that I and most other able-bodied men were spending a large part of our lives in the bush. Companions would often say to me, “Where did you get your boots? I want a pair like that.” So I would make a pair for them. |
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| Eventually I started a modest workshop making classic hunting boots the traditional way - as my father and grandfather did before me - with the old-fashioned values of hardiness and durability combined with quality, comfort and style. Because they just don’t make them like this anymore. |
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| And because we all want romance and adventure in our lives. |
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John A. Rice |
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| CEO, The Courteney Boot Company |
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| Today the Courteney Boot Company ships its exclusive, handmade boots all over the world. The company workshops are located in the historical city of Bulawayo, built as a pioneer fort near the royal kraal of king Lobengula of the Matabele. After 100 years Bulawayo still retains an air of colonial elegance, and is a clean and friendly city with tree-lined avenues, a thriving industrial sector and modern facilities. |
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| All materials used in the making of these boots are from renewable resources. Indeed the commercial use of our wildlife ensures its long-term conservation on a continent where population pressures on ‘undeveloped’ land are high, and growing stronger every year. |
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