Man-eaters of Kumaon (Oxford India Paperbacks) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Man-eaters of Kumaon 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.
Full description- Publisher: OUP India
- Published: 17 June 1993
- Format: Paperback 228 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Sport | Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework | Sport | Hunting Or Shooting Animals & Game | Guidebooks | Travel Writing
- ISBN 13: 9780195622553 ISBN 10: 0195622553
- Sales rank: 33,274
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Full description for Man-eaters of Kumaon
Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a "sahib" Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man-eating big cats, and above all a crack shot. Brought up on a hill-station in north-west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter. Corbett was also an author of great renown. His books on the man-eating tigers he once tracked are not only established classics, but have by themselves created almost a separate literary genre. Man Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett's books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine-tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this century. The stories also offer first-hand information about the exotic flora, fauna, and village life in this obscure and treacherous region of India, making it as interesting a travelogue as it is a compelling look at a bygone era of big-game hunting.
