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  • The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    Considered to be one of the most famous stories of man-eating lions in modern times, "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo" is the first-hand account of Lieutanant-Colonel John Henry Patterson's encounter with several man-eating lions during the building of the Uganda railway through British East Africa in 1898. Contained within this volume is the original 1907 book with over a hundred photographs and ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is a semi-autobiographical book written by British soldier and author John Henry Patterson. Published in 1907, it recounts his experiences in East Africa while supervising the construction of a railroad bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya, in 1898. It is titled after a pair of man-eating lions that terrorized the undertaking for nine months until at last their reign of ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Firsthand Account of the 1898 Lion Attacks During Uganda Railway Construction in Colonial East Africa

    par John Henry Patterson, Eliza Vardenhall ...
    The Man-Eaters of Tsavo recounts the notorious 1898 attacks by two lions on workers building the Uganda Railway bridge over the Tsavo River. Written as a first-person adventure narrative, the book combines imperial travel writing, natural history, engineering memoir, and suspenseful hunting chronicle. Its brisk, observational prose reflects the Edwardian taste for frontier ordeal, while its ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO AND OTHER EAST AFRICAN ADVENTURES

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    The Man-eaters of Tsavo is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 that recounts his experiences while overseeing the construction of a railroad bridge in what would become Kenya. It is most widely known for recounting the story of a pair of lions that he killed, known as the Tsavo maneaters.Text and chapters are perfectly set up to match the layout and feel of a physical copy, rather than ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

    Enriched edition. Tales of Terror and Triumph in Colonial Africa's Wilderness

    par John Henry Patterson, Shelby Merrill ...
    In "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo," John Henry Patterson chronicles the harrowing events surrounding two maneless lions that terrorized the construction of a railway bridge in East Africa during the late 19th century. This gripping narrative blends vivid descriptive prose with a documentary style, capturing both the physical landscape of Tsavo and the psychological turmoil of the workers involved. ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    First published in 1907 and considered to be one of the most famous stories of man-eating lions in modern times, “The Man-Eaters of Tsavo” is the first-hand account of Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson’s encounter with several deadly lions during the building of the Uganda railway through British East Africa in 1898. The book takes place in what is present day Kenya during the construction ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Man-eaters of Tsavo

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    The Man-eaters of Tsavo is a semi-autobiographical book written by Anglo-Irish military officer and hunter John Henry Patterson. Published in 1907, it recounts his experiences in East Africa while supervising the construction of a railroad bridge over the Tsavo river in Kenya, in 1898. It is titled after a pair of man-eating lions that terrorized the undertaking for nine-months, until at last ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

    Enriched edition. A True Colonial-Era Engineer Memoir of Maneless Lions, Terror, and Survival on the Kenya-Uganda Railway

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    In "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo," John Henry Patterson vividly recounts his harrowing experiences as a chief engineer working on the Kenya-Uganda railway in the late 19th century. This work of non-fiction blends elements of adventure and horror as it chronicles the true story of a pair of maneless lions that terrorized his construction crew, resulting in numerous fatalities. Patterson's engaging ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • With the Judeans in the Palestine Campaign

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    "Colonel Patterson...commanded the 38****th Royal Fusiliers (First Judeans) and the 'Patterson Column' of Jewish troops in the final advance which drove the Turks out of Palestine...has written a book...giving the history of the Judeans in the Palestine Campaign...has often stood up energetically against anti-Semitism in Palestine." -The Jewish Press, Jan. 5, 1922"Every Jew should feel grateful to ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD

  • Man-eaters of Tsavo

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    The Man-eaters of Tsavo and other East African Adventures is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 about a pair of lions that he killed in Kenya, known as the Tsavo man-eaters.The book describes attacks by man-eating lions on the builders of the Uganda Railway in Tsavo, Kenya in 1898 and how the lions were eventually killed by Patterson. It was remarkable as nearly 140 people were killed ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Man-eaters of Tsavo

    par John Henry Patterson ...
    The Man-eaters of Tsavo and other East African Adventures is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 about a pair of lions that he killed in Kenya, known as the Tsavo man-eaters.The book describes attacks by man-eating lions on the builders of the Uganda Railway in Tsavo, Kenya in 1898 and how the lions were eventually killed by Patterson. It was remarkable as nearly 140 people were killed ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • 察沃的食人魔

    The man-eaters of tsavo

    par 約翰‧亨利‧帕特森, John Henry Patterson ...
    Collections series 探險與旅行經典文學
    「史上最驚悚的真實故事，當首推帕特森上校的《察沃的食人魔》。」──錫奧多‧羅斯福，美國第二十六任總統一八九八年五月，英國工程師帕特森上校來到英屬東非，參與東起蒙巴薩、西至基蘇木的鐵路修築工作。這段長達五百八十哩的鐵道穿越沼澤和沙漠，橫過數條寬闊河流，完全以人力修築而成，參與工程人員共計三萬五千人（大部分是印度裔勞工）。就在工程如火如荼進行到察沃時，一對食人獅出現了，「不幸地養成了專吃人的胃口」，工程進度因而嚴重受阻。恐怖的是，這對獅子一開始不但躲過帕特森的追捕，也躲過了一窩蜂擁進當地的業餘獵人。牠們的技巧詭譎，福星高照，就連被困在由枕木和鐵條重重包圍的巨大陷阱裡，面對咫尺外一群裝備齊全的士兵，仍幸運脫逃。這令人難以置信的種種行徑，為牠們贏得「薛丹尼」（shaitaini，暗夜惡魔）的名號。人類在牠們眼中只不過是食物而已。不管獵物是躲在層層圍籬下、密閉營帳裡，抑或是坐在熊熊燃燒的營火旁 ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD