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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

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(4,366 Sterne; 41 Bewertungen)

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.

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the autobiographical account of Royal Engineer Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson's African adventures. Among them, his hunt for the two man-eaters.

This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness.
(Summary by James Christopher) (6 hr 22 min)

Chapters

01 – Preface, Forward, Chapter I - MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO

20:28

Read by James Christopher

02 – Chapter II - THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MAN-EATERS

11:37

Read by Jersey City Frankie

03 – Chapter III - THE ATTACK ON THE GOODS-WAGON

13:16

Read by TriciaG

04 – Chapter IV - THE BUILDING OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE

10:42

Read by TriciaG

05 – Chapter V - TROUBLES WITH THE WORKMEN

16:16

Read by TriciaG

06 – Chapter VI - THE REIGN OF TERROR

15:55

Read by TriciaG

07 – Chapter VII - THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE

8:33

Read by Neeru Iyer

08 – Chapter VIII - THE DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER

12:49

Read by Diapadion

09 – Chapter IX - THE DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER

16:10

Read by Diapadion

10 – Chapter X - THE COMPLETION OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE

8:12

Read by Diapadion

11 – Chapter XI - THE SWAHILI AND OTHER NATIVE TRIBES

11:05

Read by James Christopher

12 – Chapter XII - A NIGHT AFTER HIPPO

14:09

Read by Jersey City Frankie

13 – Chapter XIII - A DAY ON THE N'DUNGU ESCARPMENT

11:30

Read by SallyMc

14 – Chapter XIV - THE FINDING OF THE MAN-EATERS' DEN

15:06

Read by Jersey City Frankie

15 – Chapter XV - UNSUCCESSFUL RHINO HUNTS

9:56

Read by Patti Cunningham

16 – Chapter XVI - A WIDOW'S STORY

6:15

Read by Neeru Iyer

17 – Chapter XVII - AN INFURIATED RHINO

9:53

Read by SallyMc

18 – Chapter XVIII - LIONS ON THE ATHI PLAINS

22:56

Read by SallyMc

19 – Chapter XIX - STRICKEN CARAVAN

12:11

Read by Jeannie

20 – Chapter XX - DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER

11:23

Read by Jeannie

21 – Chapter XXI - THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES

10:58

Read by TriciaG

22 – Chapter XXII - HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE

23:47

Read by TriciaG

23 – Chapter XXIII - A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT

12:22

Read by TriciaG

24 – Chapter XXIV - BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR

16:17

Read by Jeannie

25 – Chapter XXV - A MAN-EATER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE

7:57

Read by Tony Pascoe

26 – Chapter XXVI - WORK AT NAIROBI

7:14

Read by SallyMc

27 – Chapter XXVII - THE FINDING OF THE NEW ELAND

19:49

Read by James Christopher

28 – APPENDIX

25:49

Read by James Christopher

Bewertungen

man eaters great story

(3 Sterne)

The first few readers were well and good. Enunciation was good and the tone was informative and easy to follow. Then the female reader began and I had to wince. it wasn't that she was inherently bad but rather that she insisted on reading EVERY sentence in the interrogative form as if there was a question mark instead of periods. it was almost unbearable and only the love of what I know to be a stellar drama kept me involved. Thankfully she doesn't read a whole lot.

(5 Sterne)

found this book referenced in peter Chapstick's. death in the long grass great insight into the times.

Adventure!

(4,5 Sterne)

Rousing good story. I thought the readers did a fine job, thank you all!

(4 Sterne)

The readers were not so good but the content was captivating.

Appropriate

(5 Sterne)

Tense. entertaining and well written and thought out.

chapter 33

(1 Sterne)

Terrible. Not the voice for this book.