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The Man-eaters of Tsavo is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 that recounts his experiences while overseeing the construction of a railroad bridge in what would become Kenya. It is titled after a pair of lions which killed his workers, and which he eventually killed. Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson, DSO (10 November 1867 - 18 June 1947), known as J. H. Patterson, was an Irish born British soldier, hunter, author and Christi...

The Man-eaters of Tsavo is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 that recounts his experiences while overseeing the construction of a railroad bridge in what would become Kenya. It is titled after a pair of lions which killed his workers, and which he eventually killed.Following the death of the lions, the book tells of the bridge's completion in spite of additional challenges (such as a fierce flood) as well as many stories concernin...

Die Menschenfresser von Tsavo" - ein zeitloser Klassiker der Jagd- und Abenteuerliteratur.Dieses 1907 von Colonel John Henry Patterson verfasste Buch ist ein fesselnder Augenzeugenbericht der Extraklasse: Es handelt von den tödlichen Angriffen zweier Löwen, die im Jahre 1898 den Bau einer Eisenbahnbrücke über den ostafrikanischen Fluß Tsavo zum Erliegen brachten, indem sie Dutzende Arbeiter verschleppten und auffraßen. Colonel Patterson, der u...

Excerpt from Dahlias, Gladiolus and Tulips: 1928 Price ListIn this 1928 list we wish to call your attention to the fact that our listing of Gladiolus bulbs far exceeds those in the past and are of very high qual ity, it is useless to try to tell you how proud we are of this list of Gladiolus over those of former years.The past summer has been a very busy one for us, but our labor was rewarded with an abun dance of beautiful bloom and a harvest...

Excerpt from Dahlias, Gladiolus and Tulips: 1928 Price ListIn this 1928 list we wish to call your attention to the fact that our listing of Gladiolus bulbs far exceeds those in the past and are of very high qual ity, it is useless to try to tell you how proud we are of this list of Gladiolus over those of former years.The past summer has been a very busy one for us, but our labor was rewarded with an abun dance of beautiful bloom and a harvest...

Excerpt from With the Judæans in the Palestine CampaignThe formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the part played by such a unique unit is assured of a niche in history owing to the fact that it fought in Palestine, not only for the British cause, but also for the Restoration of the Jewish people to the Promised Land.In writing the following narrative, my object has bee...

Excerpt from With the Zionists in GallipoliMy story is one of actual happenings, told just as I saw them, with some suggestions thrown in, and if from these a hint is taken here and there by those in the Seats of the Mighty, then so much the better for our Cause.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

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Excerpt from In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa The exploits of the man-eaters of Tsavo aroused so much interest that I have devoted the open ing chapter to an account of one or two of their many unrecorded and unwelcome appearances in our midst at the time of the building of the Uganda Railway. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.fo...

Excerpt from The Man-Eaters of Tsavo: And Other East African Adventures From the time of Herodotus until to-day, lion stories innumerable have been told and written. I have put some on record myself. But no lion story I have ever heard or read equals in its long sustained and dramatic interest the story of the Tsavo man-eaters as told by Col. Patterson. A lion story is usually a tale of adventures, often very terrible and pathetic, which occu...

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The Man-eaters of Tsavo is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 that recounts his experiences while overseeing the construction of a railroad bridge in what would become Kenya. It is titled after a pair of lions which killed his workers, and which he eventually killed.

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