The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
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The classic man-eating story of the lions that halted construction of a railway line an reportedly killed one hundred people, told by the man who risked his life to successfully shoot them. Considered one of the greatest man-eating sagas of all time, this book is the firsthand account of the infamous Tsavo lions. Written by the legendary officer who shot these lions and risked death several times in the attempt, this is not only the story of this breathtaking hunt, but of Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson's other adventures in the African bush.
Chapters (39)
- THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO AND Other East African Adventures
- Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson, D.S.O.
- WITH A FOREWORD BY FREDERICK COURTENEY SELOUS
- WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO
- CHAPTER I MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO
- CHAPTER II THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MAN-EATERS
- CHAPTER III THE ATTACK ON THE GOODS-WAGON
- CHAPTER IV THE BUILDING OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE
- CHAPTER V TROUBLES WITH THE WORKMEN
- CHAPTER VI THE REIGN OF TERROR
- CHAPTER VII THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE
- CHAPTER VIII THE DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER
- CHAPTER IX THE DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER
- CHAPTER X THE COMPLETION OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE
- CHAPTER XI THE SWAHILI AND OTHER NATIVE TRIBES
- CHAPTER XII A NIGHT AFTER HIPPO
- CHAPTER XIII A DAY ON THE N'DUNGU ESCARPMENT
- CHAPTER XIV THE FINDING OF THE MAN-EATERS' DEN
- CHAPTER XV UNSUCCESSFUL RHINO HUNTS
- CHAPTER XVI A WIDOW'S STORY
- CHAPTER XVII AN INFURIATED RHINO
- CHAPTER XVIII LIONS ON THE ATHI PLAINS
- CHAPTER XIX THE STRICKEN CARAVAN
- CHAPTER XX A DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER
- CHAPTER XXI THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES
- CHAPTER XXII HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE
- CHAPTER XXIII A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT
- CHAPTER XXIV BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR
- CHAPTER XXV A MAN-EATER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE
- CHAPTER XXVI WORK AT NAIROBI
- CHAPTER XXVII THE FINDING OF THE NEW ELAND
- APPENDIX
- I.
- II.
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