The Man-eaters of Tsavo: and Other East African Adventures

By John Henry Patterson

Book Overview

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures is an account of the man-eating Tsavo lions in Kenya. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532907206
• ISBN13: 9781532907203
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Great Adventure and Slice of History

You don't have to be a hunter to enjoy this book--I'm not, and I loved it. Contrary to the title's suggestion, this book is not merely about the Lions of Tsavo. In fact, both lions are dispatched fairly early in the book. Nevertheless, Patterson's account of their carnage, and efforts to kill them, are detailed and exciting, and probably unlike anything that will ever be written again. This book is also gives a micro-social look at British imperialism in Africa around the turn of the century...an interesting slice of Africana, especially through our arguably hypersensitive, politically-correct modern eyes. Generally, an easy read, filled with local color, hunting, and excitement.

The Legend of the Lions

I really enjoyed reading this book. After spending a year in Kenya myself this brought back some memories (no I didn't encounter any maneaters). This books has lots of great b & w photos and descriptions of some of the many tribes of Kenya. Yes, only the first 100 of 300 pages deals with lion hunting, but as the Kenyan Culture Host @ Bella Online I highly recommend this book.

Truth is stranger than fiction!

I have been fascinated with lions for years, so when the movie 'The Ghost and the Darkness' came out, I had to see it. I had heard brief accounts of this story before, and found the movie most fascinating. However, the book told an even more interesting tale than the movie. In my opinion, if the account in the book had been faithfully followed in the film, it would have been even more exciting! Besides the Tsavo man-eaters story, ther are other hair-raising stories about man-eating lions in the book. This book is basically a reprint of the 1097 edition with an excellent preface added. The preface goes into depth about the life of Colonel J.H. Patterson-- a most remarkable man. He went on to other notable adventures in his life after this incident.