The Man-Eaters of Tsavo: And Other East African Adventures

Have loved this story for years and had only seen the movie, and heard pod cast's over the years which only tells a portion of the tale. It is a great to have the account right from the author and hear from him.

It’s a very good read enjoying it very much so

Back in high school, we watched the movie "The Ghost and the Darkness" starring Val Kilmer (great movie by the way) and I was interested in the story. Then several years after that I happened to be in the Field Museum in Chicago and saw the real lions which again peaked my interest. But that was a number of years ago. I'm not sure why I started thinking about the story again, but I did. I began looking for a book on the topic.This book is the account by the original hunter and adventurer himself. It is a direct, to the point tale. There are no story frills here and it can get dry if you are not particularly interested. I was surprised to find all of the fine photographs of the animals, people and landscapes. The author clearly was very excited about telling his tale and tried to explain everything in good detail, probably many years later leaning a lot on notes from the time, perhaps a diary.I know there are a lot of negative reviews out there about his character. I suppose it goes without saying that if you are a member of PETA, this is not a book for you. Some reviewers didn't seem to understand that while in Africa, people studied wildlife by interacting and hunting it. Patterson was a brave man, clearly interested in animals and the wilderness. However he learned about his world in a different way than say Jane Goodall. You just have to be aware that he kills many animals throughout the book, but mentions many times how he respects the creatures.To sum it up, if you are offended by hunting, DO NOT buy this book. If you enjoy true tales of heroism, engineering and life in the wilderness, I would buy this book. It was a fast read as the old font is large and the pictures are numerous. The story about the famous Tsavo lions is only about 100 pages, the rest detail his other adventures in country.

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… and a good one at that!