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Summary: Very in depth
Review: This is a book that goes deeply indepth about the man that went to Tsavo to build a bridge and had an encounter with Lions.
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Summary: A wonderful glimpse of British Colonialism
Review: This is a fascinating book. The writer, Col. J.H. Patterson, was an engineer sent to Africa to work on the "Lunatic Express", a stretch of rail that spanned Africa. Several obstacles confronted him, not the last of which was a pair of mane-less lions that went on a man-eating spree that lightened the coolie labor force by about 30 workers and an unrecorded number of African workers. Several things become apparent as one reads this work: first, the unbelievable hubris of the British Empire, personified in the person of Patterson. By the end of the book, I was won over by this clearly Victorian man, who without any specific training simply sorted out whatever problem came his way, including the hunting and killing of the two lions. This feat in itself required a staggering amount of courage and determination. This book is a glimpse into the soul, both good and bad, of the Empire on which the sun never set: Patterson was incredibly brave, smart, maybe even noble - and never once saw a native African as anything other than faithful or amusing.
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Summary: This was an excellent book
Review: This was possibly the best book I have read.It had action,comedy,beautiful descriptions of scenary,and some truely hair raising scenes.besides the episode of THE MAN EATERS OF TSAVO there are the other adventures that Patterson took while he was in Africa,such as hunting rhino,hippo,and lion.If you like this you might also like "THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS".
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Summary: Man Eaters of Tsavo
Review: We have the copy of original book written in 1900-1901 and the story in that book says that labor supervisor was ___ . this name means a lot to us, because he is my great grand father. The movie has changes of name and character and story itself. The original book shows that labor supervisor killed one of the lions. The movie shows that both were killed by Patterson. Anyway, we have original book and we still cherish it.
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Summary: Unlike the ghost and the darkness, this book will bore you
Review: When I read this book, I was horribley disappointed. I thought it was exciting like the movie. But it wasn't. Don't waste your mone
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Summary: My bedtime story when I was a youth.
Review: Yep....my father loved this book and so read it to me every night, grisly chapter after grisly chapter, and got down on the floor to act out the lions howling, elephants thumpeting, and what I reckon was Pap's interpretive dance of the Masai. Yessir--I was just a kid, unable yet to read, and this sort of grotesque foolishness scared the daylights out of me. I soon got to where I would rather take a good flogging then be read another chapter of "Maneaters." Well, as an adult and Pap now long dead, I hold these memoiries dear and bought the book after the fictionalized movie was released. Get "Maneaters." It is the real thing with the bark left on. Ted Franklin Belue
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Summary: A Great Adventure and Slice of History
Review: You don't have to be a hunter to enjoy this book--I'm not, and I loved it. Contrary to the title's suggestion, this book is not merely about the Lions of Tsavo. In fact, both lions are dispatched fairly early in the book. Nevertheless, Patterson's account of their carnage, and efforts to kill them, are detailed and exciting, and probably unlike anything that will ever be written again. This book is also gives a micro-social look at British imperialism in Africa around the turn of the century...an interesting slice of Africana, especially through our arguably hypersensitive, politically-correct modern eyes. Generally, an easy read, filled with local color, hunting, and excitement.
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