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Page 9
While I do not think that this figure is out to the extent claimed by government
officials who served in Garhwal at that time, and by the residents in the area in
which the man-eater was operating, I do know that it is not correct, for some kills
that ...
While I do not think that this figure is out to the extent claimed by government
officials who served in Garhwal at that time, and by the residents in the area in
which the man-eater was operating, I do know that it is not correct, for some kills
that ...
Page 24
It may be questioned what the Government was doing all the years the
Rudraprayag man-eater was menacing the people of Garhwal. I hold no brief for
government, but after having spent ten weeks on the ground, during which period
I walked ...
It may be questioned what the Government was doing all the years the
Rudraprayag man-eater was menacing the people of Garhwal. I hold no brief for
government, but after having spent ten weeks on the ground, during which period
I walked ...
Page 85
There were twenty-four hours in every day of the many weeks I spent in Garhwal,
and time and time again, after sitting up all night, I walked endless miles next day,
visiting distant villages from which reports had come of unsuccessful attacks by ...
There were twenty-four hours in every day of the many weeks I spent in Garhwal,
and time and time again, after sitting up all night, I walked endless miles next day,
visiting distant villages from which reports had come of unsuccessful attacks by ...
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User Review - CeiliOkeefe - LibraryThingA classic tale from the northern edge of India set in 1925 and told with poetic simplicity by a very brave, humane and observant man. I first read this book as a teenager and have reread it many times ... Read full review
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User Review - Stbalbach - LibraryThingJim Corbett's second book, following his classic Man Eaters of Kummaon. In the first book, each chapter is a self-contained unit, concerning 1 tiger and Corbett's story how he hunted and killed it ... Read full review
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