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Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India. 2001., 2001
ISBN 10: 8171674666ISBN 13: 9788171674664
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 2001). (1970) recent reprint of 2001 Rupa edition. 8vo paperback (140 x 216mm). Ppviii,225. B/w sketch map. Fine new copy. Exciting adventures with man-eating tigers and leopards in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. "Ace hunter and wildlife chronicler Kenneth Anderson recalls real-life tales of the jungle - some macabre, some incredible - in pursuit of man-eating tigers and leopards. He brings to life animal and human characters against the backdrop of the forest and highlights the excitement and danger their coexistence generates." Chapters include: Ghooming at dawn; The Bellundur Ogre; The Aristocrat of Amligola; The Assassin of Diguvametta; Tales of the supernatural; The strange case of The Gerhetti Leopard; The Lakkavalli man-eater; What the thunderstorm brought. .
Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 2001., 2001
ISBN 10: 8171674690ISBN 13: 9788171674695
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 2001). (1961) 2019 reprint of 2001 Rupa paperback edition. 8vo paperback (129 x 198mm). Ppx,322. B/w sketch map. Fine new copy. "The Call of the Man-Eater collects stories and anecdotes of Anderson's adventures in the southern jungles of undivided India. Frequently sought by tormented villagers, Anderson would comb riverbanks and jungle trails to hunt down panthers and tigers well known for their slaughter of humans. He negotiated the dangerous terrain carefully with a .405 Winchester rifle, a Studebaker car, and some help from friends and native informants. Sometimes he domesticated these wild creatures, as in the case of the hyena, jackal, bear, barking deer and a few snakes, which the hunter-writer tamed and kept as pets around him." Chapters include:- The call of the man-eater; The evil one of Umbalmeru; A night by the camp fire; The black rogue of the Moyar Valley; Jungle days and nights; The creatures of the jungle; The Sulekunta panther; From mauler to man-eater. "Among Anderson's continuing big game adventures are his hunts after the Sulekunta panther, and panther and tiger in the Moyar Valley and the Madesworamalai Forest." (Czech). .