The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

by Lt. Colonel J. H. Patterson
Category: "Nature/Science"
Pages:190
Year of Publication:1907
Date Read:03/26/2000
Notes:The author's true adventures in East Africa while building a railroad. It includes many hunts, particularly for two man-eating lions that frequented the camps and killed many natives.
My Rating: 6

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Review - Man-Eaters of Tsavo, The

True story of the lions who terrorized a railroad camp in Africa. The lions are mounted and on display at the Field Museum in Chicago. The movie, Ghosts in the Darkness, based on the book, is even better, if less factual.

Reviewed by Roger on 2000-11-06 14:49:38

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