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Summary: Almost there.
Review: Ok, I read this after having read 'In the Long Grass' by Capstick, and the result was obvious. This book is not even half good compared to the other one.
I must say I found it a bit boring sometimes.The description of the lions of Tsavo is interesting, but a bit shallow. Even if you have seen the movie based on this book (The Ghost and the Darkness), you find it more exciting. A book is, most of the time, a hundred times better than the movie, so this is probably the exception that confirms the rule. The book is too 'cold'. It looks you are reading a financial report. 'Today we saw 2 lions - stop. They eat 2 men - stop'. Big lack of passion in it.
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Summary: An interesting read
Review: Patterson is a fascinating character. After reading his account, I am left with many questions. It is obvious that he was not much of soldier or engineer during his time in Africa. A soldier would have protected his men better. He would not allow them to be scattered in small camps for miles. He would have built a fortified encampment, something even the ancient Roman army did every night. His engineering seems to have been limited to building bridges. Having said the above, I do admire his raw courage. It took a lot to set out at night to hunt man-eaters. He was certainly a man of his times. He took a camera with him every where. The result is that he documented Africa and the railroad as it was being built. He is given to jumping to conclusions. He is out hunting. He finds a rock over hang, several weeks after a massive rain and flood. He finds bones in the "cave", well it must be "the den of the man eaters". Not likely, at lions do not den. Forgiven this, he is fascinating to read.
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Summary: An interesting read
Review: Patterson is a fascinating character. After reading his account, I am left with many questions. It is obvious that he was not much of soldier or engineer during his time in Africa. A soldier would have protected his men better. He would not allow them to be scattered in small camps for miles. He would have built a fortified encampment, something even the ancient Roman army did every night. His engineering seems to have been limited to building bridges. Having said the above, I do admire his raw courage. It took a lot to set out at night to hunt man-eaters. He was certainly a man of his times. He took a camera with him every where. The result is that he documented Africa and the railroad as it was being built. He is given to jumping to conclusions. He is out hunting. He finds a rock over hang, several weeks after a massive rain and flood. He finds bones in the "cave", well it must be "the den of the man eaters". Not likely, at lions do not den. Forgiven this, he is fascinating to read.
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Summary: Not even half as good as Corbett books !
Review: Patterson's book on The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is about a pair of notorious lions which feasted on Indian laborers and coolies working for the British government in building railway and bridge over river Tsavo in Uganda, Africa. The lions attacked together or alone, mostly during night by breaking into the tents and carrying away their victims.The account is written by the man who was the engineer in charge and who ultimately shot both lions. The Tsavo lions are very famous, especially in the western world, because these lions really did something audacious : they almost stranded the spread of the British empire in Africa by hampering the building of the Tsavo railway bridge. Before reading this book, I had read Jim Corbett's books on man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian Himalaya and after reading Corbett's books I have become his fan and taken a deep interest in jungle and animal stories. That's what led me to hunt down this book and buy it. But I was disappointed not only by the style of narration which is quite drab at times, but also by the author's racist attitude and lack of respect towards nature and wildlife. There's none of the passion for nature and flora and fauna that is present in Corbett's books. Instead Patterson refers to animals ( not only the man-eaters but also other innocent lions and hippos and rhinos he shot) as 'brutes' and 'beasts' and 'devils'. Corbett also hunted down a lot of tigers which were not man-eaters. But later he repented and he became a conservationist and spread the message throughout his writings. He was always respectful of nature. On the other hand, Patterson not only lacked respect for animals but also for human beings. A racist attitude rings clearly throughout his writing. He had an inferior tone towards the non-white coolies who worked for him. He also disrespected African tribes and their dance and customs, which at times, he described as 'savage'. This is one great difference with Jim Corbett who was also a white man (Irish), but had great love and respect for Indian villagers and people. If you have read Corbett's books before, you are going to find this not even half as good. I am liberal enough to give it two stars !
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Summary: Excelent historical account, written in a unique style
Review: Patterson's first hand account of his adventures at Tsavo is extremely well written and a facinating book. On the other hand, I found the movie, supposedly based on the book, to be a great disappointment. The book, written in the unique British adventurer style of the times, is excellent. When the reader discovers how much the movie changed, deleted, enhanced and warped the true account, the book becomes even more exciting. The book is written for the reader of Patterson's day, including detailed information on travel means and costs to visit the area of Tsavo. There is also alot of information in the forward and introduction that places his Tsavo adventures in the context of the times and makes Patterson (the REAL Patterson, that is) more lifelike. In general, I found the book facinating and well worth it.
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Summary: NOT TRUE STORY
Review: Please read first page; States "This book is a work of fiction"
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Summary: None better
Review: Tales of African hunting don't get better than this. An amazing story, a fabulous writer, and (in this edition) a great quality book. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Fascinating biography
Review: The attack by a wild animal on a human being carries with it a certain morbid fascination and "The Maneaters of Tsavo" is one of the best documented and most famous of such man-beast encounters. Upon reading Peter Capstick's "Death in the Long Grass", one realises the sheer number of individuals who have lost their lives to the lion. I think that the movie should have adhered to the true details and eliminated the unnecessary embellishments. It was a treat to read of these encounters with the "Maneaters of Tsavo" and to understand a little more of the author.
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Summary: A Victorian Hunter's Thrilling Adventures in Africa
Review: The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is an exciting account of the author's pursuit of 2 man-eating lions that are disrupting the progress of a British railway. While I was disappointed the lions were dispatched early into the book (all suspense ruined by the chapter title "death of the first man-eater"),the rest of the book shows us a bit more about Lt. Colonel Patterson, Africa, and the era Man-Eaters of Tsavo was written in. Even if the man-eaters are dead, Patterson still manages to recount other hunts and adventures he has in Africa while the railroad is being built.
Also of note are the stunning photographs of the wildlife, land, and natives. They add immensely to the book, although it can be argued a good book needs no pictures. The pictures, in addition to the large font, make this book a short, but enjoyable read.
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Summary: Devils In The Shape Of Lions.
Review: The man-eaters of Tsavo is an exellent book, and beleive me you've got to get it, now some of you have seen the latest release video "The Ghost In The Darkness", but the book is in nearly every way different but more interesting, Thumbs Up!
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