Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195622553)

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.

Author: Jim Corbett
ISBN-10: 0195622553
ISBN-13: 9780195622553
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 06/17/1993
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.68w x 0.55d