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Ghosts of Tsavo : Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa by Philip Caputo (2003, Trade Paperback)

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This is an interesting and often chilling account of the Man-Eating lions of Tsavo. The incident continued until the lions were stalked and killed by John H. Patterson of the British Army. The story was the basis for the hit movie "The Ghost and The Darkness".

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNational Geographic Society

ISBN-100792241002

ISBN-139780792241003

eBay Product ID (ePID)2457166

Product Key Features

Book TitleGhosts of Tsavo : Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicAnimals / Big Cats, Special Interest / Adventure, Animals / General, Africa / East

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Travel

AuthorPhilip Caputo

Book SeriesAdventure Press Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal916.7/62/04929

Synopsis1898, Tsavo River Kenya, the British Empire has employed 140 workers to build a railroad bridge. The bridge's construction comes to a violent halt when two maneless lions devour all 140 workers in a savage feeding frenzy that would make headlines&rsa"and history--all over the world. Caputo's Ghosts of Tsavo is a new quest for truth about the origins of these near-mythical animals and how they became predators of human flesh., 1898, Tsavo River Kenya, the British Empire has employed 140 workers to build a railroad bridge. The bridge's construction comes to a violent halt when two maneless lions devour all 140 workers in a savage feeding frenzy that would make headlines>and history--all over the world. Caputo's Ghosts of Tsavo is a new quest for truth about the origins of these near-mythical animals and how they became predators of human flesh.

LC Classification NumberQL737.C23C345 2003