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Man-eaters of Kumaon
Jim Corbett
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Description for Man-eaters of Kumaon
Paperback. This is the best known of Corbett's books, and contains ten fascinating stories of tracking and shooting man-eaters in the Indian Himalaya during the early years of this century. Series: Oxford India Paperbacks. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGS; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 274.
A true classic and one of few books of its kind. Written by a hunter who later founded a tiger sanctuary, it gives us a rare insight into the hunter's mindset and simultaneously shows us the great amount of respect and awe Corbett has for tigers and other animals of the jungles he inhabits.
A true classic and one of few books of its kind. Written by a hunter who later founded a tiger sanctuary, it gives us a rare insight into the hunter's mindset and simultaneously shows us the great amount of respect and awe Corbett has for tigers and other animals of the jungles he inhabits.
Product Details
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Series
Oxford India Paperbacks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780195622553
SKU
V9780195622553
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Ref
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About Jim Corbett
Edward James Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was an Indian-born British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent.
Reviews for Man-eaters of Kumaon
It was not only the ripping-yarn action of the stories and the engrossing narratives that held me, I was just as much taken by the man who recounted them. Through the most riveting episodes, his compassionate character and quiet voice seemed personally to speak to me ... The book has never paled, never dated, and I have never forgotten its ... Read more