MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON
por Corbett, Jim
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- Capa dura
- first
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- Fine in Fine dust jacket
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Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a sahib Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man-eating big cats, and above all a crack shot. Brought up on a hill-station in north-west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter. Corbett was also an author of great renown. His books on the man-eating tigers he once tracked are not only established classics, but have by themselves created almost a separate literary genre. Man Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett's books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine-tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this century. The stories also offer first-hand information about the exotic flora, fauna, and village life in this obscure and treacherous region of India, making it as interesting a travelogue as it is a compelling look at a bygone era of big-game hunting.
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- Livreiro
- Circle City Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 146
- Título
- MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON
- Autor
- Corbett, Jim
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edição
- Reprint; First Printing
- Editorial
- Oxford University Press
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1946
- Palavras-chave
- Travel & Exploration, Big Game Hunting
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