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Man-Eaters of Kumaon

by Corbett, Jim

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1946. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

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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.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Author
Corbett, Jim
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1946
Bookseller catalogs
Hunting/Fishing/Camping;
Size
Octavo

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