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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures
John Henry Patterson
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In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were attacked at night, dragged into the wilderness, and devoured by two male lions.
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the autobiographical account of Royal Engineer Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson's African adventures. Among them, his hunt for the two man-eaters.
This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness.
In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were attacked at night, dragged into the wilderness, and devoured by two male lions.
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the autobiographical account of Royal Engineer Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson's African adventures. Among them, his hunt for the two man-eaters.
This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness.
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Accordingly the next morning (September 6) I started off as usual along the trolley line to the lonely quarry. As I reached a bend in the line, my head mason, Heera Singh, a very good man, crept cautiously out of the bushes and warned me not to proceed. On my asking him the reason, he said that he dared not tell, but that he and twenty other masons were not going to work that day, as they were afraid of trouble at the quarry. At this I began to think that there was something in the story I had heard overnight, but I laughingly assured him there would be no trouble and continued on my w. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
The first half of this book is great. The second half is both boring and disturbing. Let me explain.
The first half consists of Patterson’s description of the title story, his battles with two man-eating lions in Tsavo. It’s really incredible that this happened; I thought that it was just a myth that
Excellent firsthand account of dangerous adventures
This is Colonel Patterson's own account of the Tsavo lions and his hunting and killing of the man-eaters. About a third of the book is about these lions. The rest is mostly other African hunting stories with some information about work on the East A
I love books about real-life sagas, and this one didn't dissapoint...
"Pools of blood marked these halting-places, where he doubtless indulged in the man-eaters' habit of licking the skin off so as to get at the fresh blood. (I have been led to believe that this is their custom from the appearance o
'A Powerful Story of Man vs. Wild'
I first heard of this story from the film 'The Ghost and the Darkness' and loved the movie so much I kept this book on my must-read list. After finally coming around to reading this book I am pleased to say I was not disappointed.
Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson is a British
I have read many books about the reign of terror caused by the two lions of Tsavo, but this is the tale told by J. H. Patterson, THE guy who was there! Patterson was the character played by Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness, he was the a construction engineer (and later, a famous big game hun