Books on Maneaters

Can anyone here recommend some good books on maneaters? I've read Patterson's The Maneaters of Tsavo and Jim Corbett's books and was wondering about future titles to read. Has anyone read anything they particularly liked?

"Death in the Long Grass" by Peter Capstick is a good book

MANEEATERS
by Peter Hathaway Capstick
Petersen Publishing Co.
1981

+1 and +1 on the Capstick books. Great reads

"Death in the Long Grass" by Peter H. Capstick.
"Death in the Silent Places" by Peter H. Capstick.
"Death in the Dark Continent" by Peter H. Capstick.
"Death in a Lonely Land" by Peter H. Capstick.

(Anyone else notice a bit of trend there?)

I'll weigh in with Capstick too. Not just great stories, but superb and gripping writing. If you don't laugh out loud at Capsticks wit (for instance, referring to death as The Big Surprise), you ain't right.

Yeah Capstick is a witty sort... but his tales of daring do are pretty compelling, and fun to read.

Not strictly maneaters, but big/dangerous game- Robert Ruark's _Use Enough Gun_.

lpl/nc (still visit the little yellow house every time I'm in Southport)

Also see:

http://www.tigerfdn.com/Tigerworld/tigersearch.cgi?as=0&searchterm=Maneaters

http://www.booktrail.com/Hunting_Africa/HUNTAFR.asp

http://www.infoblvd.net/lions/maneat.html

"Use Enough Gun," by Robert Ruark

Authors such as Corrbut & John "Pondro" Taylor are excellent reads on this subject.

12-34hom.

I've read most of the books already mentioned and they were great reads. I then got the opportunity to see the Tsavo lions on display at the Chicago Field Museum. That was pretty cool but they had another lion on display that was a huge beast that had killed 6 people in 1992, now that was a big lion!

I've read most of the books already mentioned and they were great reads. I then got the opportunity to see the Tsavo lions on display at the Chicago Field Museum. That was pretty cool but they had another lion on display that was a huge beast that had killed 6 people in 1992, now that was a big lion!

I saw them too, especially the huge(5 feet at shoulder!) one that was dubbed the 'Maneater of Mufuwe' or something like that. I've read most of Capstick's book, forgot about that, I haven't read them in years, but they were good.

read Col Jim Corbits books, especialy "the man eaters of Kumaon (sp)" it deals with tigers and leapords in india. Some of Capsticks stuff is based on Corbits writings.

Thanks for making this infomation available guys. I read all the Corbett books a while ago and found them quite enjoyable. I just requested that two of the Capstick books be sent to my local library. If they are as good as you guys say, I'm sure I'll enjoy them.

mole

Thanks for making this infomation available guys. I read all the Corbett books a while ago and found them quite enjoyable. I just requested that two of the Capstick books be sent to my local library. If they are as good as you guys say, I'm sure I'll enjoy them.

mole


Also check out J.H.Patterson's The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, the most infamous man-eaters of them all. The movie Ghost and the Darkness was inspired by their story.They killed over 100 folks before being killed by Col.Patterson.

I've seen the Maneaters of Tsavo, too. As far as lions go, they really weren't that impressive. The big one mentioned must not have been there when I visited; pretty sure I'd remember him.

Loved all the Capstick books too.

Sam

Kenneth Anderson,
This was a hunter of man eaters in India in the 40's and 50's.
He had several books which I have read that will lift your hacks off.

Man Eaters and Jungle Killers (1957)
Nine Man Eaters and one rogue
The call of the Man Eater (1961)
Man Eaters and Jungle Killers (1957) ~~~( I have marked this in my recording book as a VERY VERY GOOD)~~~

This is the Jungle (1964) (another Very Very Good)
All these books by Kenneth Anderson. I recommend them highly.

They are many more books about man killers, specially Tigers that were hunted by the English in their colonies, I have read many of them this beign one of my hobbies.
When you are thru with Anderson try:

Man Eaters and Memories by J. Turner
The Tiger Hunters by Richard Burton (1936)
Tiger Shooting in India by Liutenant Willian Rice (London 1857)
Man-Eaters and Memories by J. E. Carrington Turner (London 1959)
Man Eaters and Marauders by John (Pondoro) Taylor (1959)
The Tiggers of Trengganu by Liutenant Colonel A. Locke (1954)

This should keep you visit in those long winter nights by the fire, something to do when the hunting season is over, the guns are all clean and is to cold for the shooting range


Best regards
black bear

I really have read only one, by Peter Capstick, "Maneaters". Very entertaining and love his way with words. My favorite was him and the baboons, I think he was using an UZI, or something similar. Not PC by any means, but man what a story! Peace.

mothernatureson