Le Tuer Des Lions: The Life And Adventures Of Jules Gerard, The Lion-Killer; Comprising His Ten Years' Campaigns Among The Lions Of Northern Africa

By Clemence Saunois and Cecile Jules Basile Gérard

Book Overview

Before cameras and conservation laws, a solitary cavalryman rode the edges of empire to meet a predator on its own terms. Algeria was his proving ground. In Le Tuer Des Lions, Jules Gerard recounts the pursuit of lions across the plains and passes of French colonial Algeria, an uncompromising record of courage, calculation, and the cost of triumph. Part classic adventure memoir and part autobiographical hunting narrative, this nineteenth century travelogue follows Gerard through lion hunting expeditions that shaped early big game hunting history and brought him into raw north african wildlife encounters. The prose carries the dust and danger of saharan frontier travel, yet it also reads as a soldier's field report, making it equally compelling for hunters and outdoorsmen and for military history fans curious about frontier campaigning, weapons, and discipline. As one of the defining victorian safari memoirs from North Africa, it offers a first-hand window onto colonial attitudes, landscape, and the uneasy romance of the hunt. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Add it to a classic adventure collection for its historical bite, narrative drive, and the rare immediacy of a man who lived by the saddle and measured danger in pawprints. For casual readers it is propulsive and vivid; for collectors, a grounded testament to nineteenth-century North African life, where myth and history press close at times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354504957
• ISBN13: 9789354504952
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"