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In man eaters of kumaon, jim corbett, an exceptionally talented hunter, writer, and in his later years a conservationist, gives us the bloodchilling, frightening, and highly exciting experiences and encounters with the furious wild, while he was hunting the maneating tigers of the indian forests. These stories of hunting maneating tigers in the kumaon region of uttarakhand in the early twentieth century are filled with adventure and suspense. Man eaters of kumaon primary source edition by jim corbett summary this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Maneaters of kumaon is the best known of jim corbetts books. Roaming daily from his home, jim was fascinated as a young boy by the surrounding jungle and its flora and fauna. Read man eaters of kumaon, first american edition by jim corbett for online ebook. Calculating the totals from these accounts, these big cats had killed more than 1,200 men, women, and children, according to corbett. Jim corbett was every inch a hero, something like a sahib d. Maneaters of kumaon, jim corbett, raymond sheppard amazon.
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