Ghosts of Tsavo: Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa

Philip Caputo
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1898, Tsavo River Kenya, the British Empire has employed 140 workers to build a railroad bridge. The bridge's construction comes to a violent halt when two maneless lions devour all 140 workers in a savage feeding frenzy that would make headlines›and history—all over the world. Caputo's Ghosts of Tsavo is a new quest for truth about the origins of these near-mythical animals and how they became predators of human flesh.
Genres: NonfictionAfricaHistoryAnimalsNatureScienceKenyaAdventureTravelNatural History
275 Pages

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