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Title: GHOSTS OF TSAVO
STALKING THE MYSTERY LIONS OF EAST AFRICA
By: Philip Caputo, National Geographic Society
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0792263626
ISBN 13: 9780792263623
Publisher: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS
Pub. date: 30 September, 2001
Pages: 300
Description: From the bestselling Pulitzer Prize winner and National Book Award finalist, Phil Caputo, a riveting adventure travel narrative that tracks two scientists attempting to unlock the secrets of a unique breed of fierce, man-eating lions of eastern Africa.
Synopsis: 1898, Tsavo River Kenya, the British Empire has employed 140 workers to build a railroad bridge. The bridge's construction comes to a violent halt when two maneless lions devour all 140 workers in a savage feeding frenzy that would make headlines and history all over the world. Caputo's Ghosts of Tsavo is a new quest for truth about the origins of these near-mythical animals and how they became predators of human flesh."
Illustrations: 16pp photos
Publication: US
Imprint: National Geographic Books
Returns: Non-returnable
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