Man-Eaters of Kumaon / Edition 1

by Jim Corbett

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195622553
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	06/17/1993
Series:	Oxford India Paperbacks Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.20(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Jim Corbett, who died in 1955, gave up big-game hunting in the 1920s as he became an ardent conservationist. His other books include Jungle Lore and My India, both published by Oxford.

Table of Contents

	Author's Note	1
	The Champawat Man-Eater
	Robin	28
	The Chowgarh Tigers	39
	The Bachelor of Powalgarh	91
	The Mohan Man-Eater	105
	The Fish of My Dreams	135
	The Kanda Man-Eater	141
	The Pipal Pani Tiger	155
	The Thak Man-Eater	165
	Just Tigers	212