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Overview1898, Tsavo River Kenya, the British Empire has employed 140 workers to build a railroad bridge. The bridge's construction comes to a violent halt when two maneless lions devour all 140 workers in a savage feeding frenzy that would make headlines>and history-all over the world. Caputo's Ghosts of Tsavo is a new quest for truth about the origins of these near-mythical animals and how they became predators of human flesh. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip CaputoPublisher: National Geographic Books Imprint: National Geographic Books Dimensions: Width: 22.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 14.60cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780792241003ISBN 10: 0792241002 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 June 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsGhosts of Tsavo makes for great summer reading. """A sprightly and informative travel adventure."" ""Caputo gives us Africa in all of its parched and scrubby beauty, a land raw and primitive, inhabited by jakals and hyenas, acacia trees and watering holes--and, of course, lions that occasionally prey on homo sapiens."" ""Ghosts of Tsavo makes for great summer reading.""" Author InformationPhilip Caputo is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and journalist. He has written more than 15 books, including Ghosts of Tsavo: Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa, Some Rise by Sin, and A Rumor of War, his bestselling memoir about the Vietnam War. To learn more, visit philipcaputo.com or follow @PhilipCaputo on Twitter. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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