E-raamat: Man-Eaters of Tsavo

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo', which was first published in 1907 and is regarded as one of the most well-known tales of man-eating lions in contemporary times, is the first-hand narrative of Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson's 1898 encounter with several deadly lions while building the Uganda railway through British East Africa. The story takes place in modern-day Kenya, during the contentious Uganda Railway construction, which stretched all the way to Lake Victoria. A pair of ferocious lions killed numerous workmen and indigenous people while Patterson was constructing a bridge. According to Patterson, "e;between them [ the lions], no fewer than 28 Indian coolies, in addition to scores of unfortunate African natives of whom no official records were kept"e; perished. In his heroic pursuit for these lions, Patterson comes across numerous more strange and perilous animals. Apart from the captivating narrative of the search for the man-eaters, Patterson also elucidates the additional obstacles to the bridge undertaking, including labor disputes and a catastrophic flood. This collection of this intriguing historical narrative includes Patterson's original 1907 work, which includes more than a hundred images and illustrations.