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Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Oxford India Paperbacks)

By Jim Corbett

Book information

Year
1993
ISBN
0195622553, 9780195622553
Open Library ID
OL7394143M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13819058 bytes)
Pages
228\249
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a "sahib" Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man-eating big cats, and above all a crack shot. Brought up on a hill-station in north-west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter. Corbett was also an author of great renown. His books on the man-eating tigers he once tracked are not only established classics, but have by themselves created almost a separate literary genre. Man Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett's books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine-tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this century. The stories also offer first-hand information about the exotic flora, fauna, and village life in this obscure and treacherous region of India, making it as interesting a travelogue as it is a compelling look at a bygone era of big-game hunting.

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