Ghosts of Tsavo: Tracking the Mythic Lions of East Africa - Hardcover

Caputo, Philip; National Geographic Society

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792263626 ISBN 13: 9780792263623

Publisher: National Geographic Books, 2002

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."

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Review:

"A sprightly and informative travel adventure." "Caputo gives us Africa in all of its parched and scrubby beauty, a land raw and primitive, inhabited by jakals and hyenas, acacia trees and watering holes--and, of course, lions that occasionally prey on homo sapiens." "Ghosts of Tsavo makes for great summer reading."

About the Author:

Philip Caputo is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and journalist. He has written more than 15 books, including Ghosts of Tsavo: Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa, Some Rise by Sin, and A Rumor of War, his bestselling memoir about the Vietnam War. To learn more, visit philipcaputo.com or follow @PhilipCaputo on Twitter.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0792263626
• ISBN 13: 9780792263623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300