Man-eaters Of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0195622553
- ISBN 13
- 9780195622553
- Seller
-
Woodside, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Cold Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6147087
- Title
- Man-eaters Of Kumaon
- Author
- Jim Corbett
- Format/Binding
- Papeback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0195622553
- ISBN 13
- 9780195622553
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press OUP
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi, India
- Date Published
- pp. xiv + 229, M ps 33rd Impres
Terms of Sale
Cold Books
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...