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Overview

St. Martin's is proud to present a new series of the greatest classics in the literature of hunting and adventure, chosen from the personal library of writer and big game hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick. These showcase volumes will once again make available the true masterpieces of Africana to collectors, armchair hunters, sportsmen, and readers at large.

Considered one of the greatest man-eating sagas of all time, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the firsthand account of the infamous Tsavo lions. These lions— who for nearly a year terrorized East Africa— succeeded in bringing the construction of a railway line to a complete halt, and have been credited with the deaths of some one hundred people. Written by the legendary officer who shot these lions and risked death several times in the attempt, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is not only the story of this breathtaking hunt, but of Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson's other adventures in the African bush.

"I think that the incident of the Uganda man-eating lions...is the most remarkable account of which we have any record."—Theodore Roosevelt

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First published in 1907, this title depicts the author's adventures in Africa. One incident, involving two man-eating lions that were preying on railroad workers, is the basis for the current feature film The Ghost and the Darkness. Fans of true adventure will be interested in this.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312510107
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publication date: 12/28/1985
  • Edition description: 1st ed
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 125,560
  • Series: Peter Capstick's Library Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.93 (w) x 8.66 (h) x 1.36 (d)

Meet the Author

Peter Hathaway Capstick grew up in rural New Jersey and soon learned to love the outdoors and wildlife. After a career on Wall Street, he decided to heed his sense of adventure and become a professional hunter, first in the rain forests of Latin America and then in Central Africa. He now lives in South Africa, where he is a successful outdoor writer and the author of Death in the Long Grass, Death in the Silent Places, Death in the Dark Continent, and Safari: The Last Adventure, all published by St. Martin's Press.

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  • Posted February 1, 2010

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    big game hunting thrills...

    I'm a big fan of Sir Peter Hathaway Capstick, the greatest big game hunter of the 20th century. He edited this book which was enough for me to give it a try. Like most books about africa, you have to take your time because there's so many hard words to pronounce. Believe me, if you like big game hunting and you like Capstick; you'll love this!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2003

    Scary!!!

    A positively bone-chilling book.For brave readers only!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 13, 2003

    One of the finest African hunting tales of the English language.

    Patterson does wonders with this book. He's on the same level as Hemingway, Capstick, and Kipling. This book is for anyone looking for some good insight into the hunting life in Africa.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 4, 2001

    Absolutely Chilling

    After seeing the movie based on this book I was curious. Reading the book made me realize how much the movie had been watered down. Two of the actual lions have been stuffed and can be seen at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Read the book, then go see the exhibit.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 31, 2000

    Two books in one

    An excellent first-hand account of a grueling game of cat and mouse. Accompanied by excellent photgraphs taken by the author and his crew. Strangely, though, the demise of the lions occurs halfway through the book, leaving the remaining 150 pages or so to tell of the constuction of the railroad bridge and serve as a sort of anthropological study of the people, surroundings and environment. Very Hemingway-esque in its setting and mood but electrified by the fact that it is a first-hand account of true events.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 23, 2000

    An awesome book

    The Man Eaters of Tsavo is a well written book, by a man with an incredible knack for wording. Beautiful descriptions as they are written as first hand accounts.

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