Man-Eaters of Tsavo
John Henry Patterson
28 chapters · 6 h 23 min · English
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Memoirs · Animals
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In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were attacked at night, dragged into the wilderness, and devoured by two male lions.
Chapters
1 01: Preface, Forward, Chapter I - MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO 20 min 2 02: Chapter II - THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MAN-EATERS 12 min 3 03: Chapter III - THE ATTACK ON THE GOODS-WAGON 13 min 4 04: Chapter IV - THE BUILDING OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE 11 min 5 05: Chapter V - TROUBLES WITH THE WORKMEN 16 min 6 06: Chapter VI - THE REIGN OF TERROR 16 min 7 07: Chapter VII - THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE 9 min 8 08: Chapter VIII - THE DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER 13 min 9 09: Chapter IX - THE DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER 16 min 10 10: Chapter X - THE COMPLETION OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE 8 min 11 11: Chapter XI - THE SWAHILI AND OTHER NATIVE TRIBES 11 min 12 12: Chapter XII - A NIGHT AFTER HIPPO 14 min 13 13: Chapter XIII - A DAY ON THE N'DUNGU ESCARPMENT 12 min 14 14: Chapter XIV - THE FINDING OF THE MAN-EATERS' DEN 15 min 15 15: Chapter XV - UNSUCCESSFUL RHINO HUNTS 10 min 16 16: Chapter XVI - A WIDOW'S STORY 6 min 17 17: Chapter XVII - AN INFURIATED RHINO 10 min 18 18: Chapter XVIII - LIONS ON THE ATHI PLAINS 23 min 19 19: Chapter XIX - STRICKEN CARAVAN 12 min 20 20: Chapter XX - DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER 11 min 21 21: Chapter XXI - THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES 11 min 22 22: Chapter XXII - HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE 24 min 23 23: Chapter XXIII - A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT 12 min 24 24: Chapter XXIV - BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR 16 min 25 25: Chapter XXV - A MAN-EATER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE 8 min 26 26: Chapter XXVI - WORK AT NAIROBI 7 min 27 27: Chapter XXVII - THE FINDING OF THE NEW ELAND 20 min 28 28: APPENDIX 26 min
