Title:
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GHOSTS OF TSAVO
STALKING THE MYSTERY LIONS OF EAST AFRICA |
By: |
Philip Caputo, National Geographic Society |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£17.99 |
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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 |