No Beast So Fierce: The Champawat Tiger and Her Hunter, the First Tiger Conservationist. Compelling Narrative with Sufficient Backstory. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. After reading this book I came to understand - and agree with the author - that the Champawat tiger and others was all but inevitable given the circumstances. This also reads like an old-fashion adventure tale, like his great novel, Castle of Water. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. One part pulse-pounding thriller, one part soulful natural history of the endangered Royal Bengal tiger, acclaimed writer Dane Huckelbridge’s No Beast So Fierce is the gripping true account of the Champawat Tiger, which terrified northern India and Nepal from 1900 to 1907, and Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter who pursued it. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Lastly, although there were sever excesses in the eradication of many species, sound game management through regulated sport hunting, has been the salvation pf many species, especially in Africa. Desperate for help, authorities appealed to Jim Corbett, a then-unknown railroad employee of humble origins who had grown up hunting and tracking game through the hills of Kumaon. View More This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Really enjoyed the author's layered narrative that pinpointed the many human foibles that helped create the Man-eater of Champawat. In this rip-roaring adventure and compelling natural history, Dane Huckelbridge recreates one of the great adventure stories of the 20th century, bringing into focus a principled, disciplined soldier, hunter, and conservationist - who would later earn fame for his devotion to saving the Bengal tiger and its habitat - and the beautiful, terrifying animal he patiently pursued. What really distinguishes No Beast So Fierce is the insightful commentary about colonialism and environmental degradation, which leads Huckelbridge to the conclusion that the Champawat tiger was really a "man-made" terror. Leadership and Training for the Fight: Using Special Operations Principles to Succe... #TIL: Today I Learned: Hilarious, Entertaining, and Educational Trivia, The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Vintage Departures), The Jim Corbett Omnibus: "Man-eaters of Kumaon", "Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag" and "Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of Kumaon", Return of the Grizzly: Sharing the Range with Yellowstone's Top Predator. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2020. In luminous prose, Dane Huckelbridge recounts the story of the Champawat tiger’s depredations, first in Nepal and then in India. A good read for Corbett fans and those interested in tigers and India in general. ©2019 Dane Huckelbridge (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers. The sections on Hindu religion and British colonialism were original contributions to this ecological thriller. That I did not get. No Beast So Fierce The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History (Book) : Huckelbridge, Dane : "American Sniper meets Jaws: The gripping true account of the Champawat Tiger, the deadliest animal of all time (killer of an astonishing 436 humans), and Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter who brought it down in 1907"--Provided by publisher. The hunter deduced that her transition to easier human prey was due to broken teeth from a gun shot. The Tiger Queen: The Story Of The Champawat Tiger The tragic life and climactic death of the most dangerous tiger in history. : Dane, Thank you for agreeing on the interview. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2019. I thought I was buying a book about hunting and killing a tiger that had killed over 400 humans. The story behind the story of the Champawat man-eating tiger, Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2019. The first inkling of an agenda is right on the title: This particular man eater(or should I say "person eater" to align with the author's political agenda) is known to history as the Champawat TIGRESS. Written with the thrilling immediacy of John Vaillant’s The Tiger, Susan Casey’s The Devil’s Teeth, and Nate Blakeslee’s American Wolf, No Beast so Fierce is an enthralling depiction of a classic battle between man and animal, human encroachment and wild nature that resonates today. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History. Instead it was a book with interminable details of insignificant historical matters of the area. Although the author does identify the animal as female in the narrative, when combined with his obvious "white guilt" about British colonialism (arguably the best thing that happened to that country and indeed the rest off those future countries within the imperial orb), the author wastes no time in blaming the British for just about everything and yes, there I say, the global warming hoax is addressed as a bi-product of the evil Europeans. You may be charged a restocking fee up to 50% of item's price for used or damaged returns and up to 100% for materially different item. The book didn’t really add very much to my knowledge of Jim Crobett. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. After reading this book I came to understand - and agree with the author - that the Champawat tiger and others was all but inevitable given the circumstances. Successfully evading both hunters and soldiers from the Nepalese army and growing bolder with its kills, the tiger - commonly a nocturnal predator - prowled settlements and roadways even in broad daylight. Entire villages were virtually abandoned. And contnuous insinuations of what awful people we are based on looking back at historical happenings based on our current perspective. The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle between man and wild. If you are interested in this subject by all means read the books by Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson--they are riveting reads and a much better investment of your time and money. The lack of documentary evidence on this man eater does lead to gaps where the author resorts to dramatic licence but it's an excusable and fairly well executed lapse. Please try again. Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2020. 4 • Completed Baby Book • List of Secluded Locations • Mini Tiger Spirit • Tiger Den Map • Tiger Training Guide • Tigris: Reward: Gift of Family Interview with Dane Huckelbridge, the author of the new book: “No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History.” Interview was conducted by Joseph Jordania, a member of the “Jim Corbett International Research Group.” JJ. Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2019. One part pulse-pounding thriller, one part soulful natural history of the endangered Royal Bengal tiger, No Beast So Fierce is Dane Huckelbridge’s gripping nonfiction account of the Champawat tiger, which terrified northern India and Nepal from 1900 to … Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Weaving the thrill of the hunt through background about the history, people, terrain, and environment of Northern India and Nepal was the perfect balance to pull me swiftly through the book, but with plenty of context to prompt thought and deeper understanding that made this more than just a page turner. I loved No Beast So Fierce for so many reasons, but mostly because of the wealth of detail and interesting context that Huckelbridge uses to tell the story. I wanted this book fast as a gift for someone, and got it even faster than I expected. However, if you really want to know the story, then this is the best book out there, short of perhaps reading Jim Corbett's books themselves. I thought I was buying a book about hunting and killing a tiger that had killed over 400 humans. A political agenda, fraught with inaccuracies about hunting and history, Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip. Something had to give.Â. In 2014, a tiger … It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. A celebrity, and bestselling author of 6 books, he was an animal lover and a … No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History Dane Huckelbridge. The author's speculations are off the mark in a number of places, as he lacks real insight into tigers and hunting them. In India today, where human being are still being taken by the big cats, there is ample evidence of many of them being in perfect health. A political agenda, fraught with inaccuracies about hunting and history, Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019. The bengal got the name “Champawat Tiger” after finally being killed in Champawat Town, near the Chataar Bridge in Northern India. $14.95 a month after 30 days. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Extended holiday return window till Jan 31, 2021, Historical India & South Asia Biographies, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Admittedly, I wasn't all that familiar with India at turn of the (last) century, so I was surprised by a lot of the book and how relevant it is to today's world. Post the killing of the Champawat tiger, Jim Corbett was engaged in the extermination of other man-eating tigers too. This is a very good book. I bought this as an experiment to see how I got on with audio books. Further, he erroneously ascertains as fact the big cats ONLY resort to man eating when aged or wounded. The book didn’t really add very much to my knowledge of Jim Crobett. The first inkling of an agenda is right on the title: This particular man eater(or should I say "person eater" to align with the author's political agenda) is known to history as the Champawat TIGRESS. I've read and re-read Man Eaters of Kumaon numerous times, in awe of the skill and knowledge that Jim Corbett brought to this deadly task. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2020. Champawat Tiger Jim Corbett – tamer of tigress from Champawat In the end, there was a man ready to annihilate the dangerous cat. IF you want the real scoop on this cat, read Corbett himself or Peter Hathaway Capstick. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. “No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History” by Dane Huckelbridge, William Morrow, 280 pages, $26.99. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Discover additional details about the events, people, and places in your book, with Wikipedia integration. Like the notorious leopard, the Champawat Tiger lived in the Kumaon, an area so rich in man-eaters that Corbett wrote a superb book on the subject, which the reader is urged to track down. Although the Champawat Tiger appears in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the highest number of confirmed kills for her species, Indian records indicate another tigress killed around 700 people in the central provinces in the early 20th century. It worked well enough but I was not totally impressed with the content. Her attacks have been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest number of fatalities from a tiger. Like a police detective on the trail of a human killer, Corbett questioned villagers who had encountered the tiger and began tracking its movements in the dense, hilly woodlands - while the animal began to hunt Corbett in return. In the book Temple Tiger and more Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Corbett describes two such incidents which occurred in the winter of 1936–37. The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle between man and wild. Beginning, of course, with the actual tiger. No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History The Plot to Seize the White House: The Shocking TRUE Story of the Conspiracy to Ove... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The biography of the man who would eventually take down the man-eater is interesting and gives the reader some insight that helps the narrative along. I wanted to know about the trials and tribulations of a man trying to help eliminate a deadly peril to a large population that needed his help. TIL about the Champawat Tiger. I loved No Beast So Fierce for so many reasons, but mostly because of the wealth of detail and interesting context that Huckelbridge uses to tell the story. The Panar leopard for example (#2 in the all time kill list with 400 kills) was in perfect health when killed by LtCol Corbett and for that matter, the history of the apex predator cats is full of accounts of these healthy animals killing just for the sake of killing both man and beast. I've read and re-read Man Eaters of Kumaon numerous times, in awe of the skill and knowledge that Jim Corbett brought to this deadly task. There's a problem loading this menu right now. This was the case with over 400 people killed and devoured by the Champawat tiger, which writer Dane Huckelbridge described as ‘the most prolific serial killer of human life the world has ever seen’ in his 2019 book No Beast So Fierce. Please try again. : Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth, Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2019. At the turn of the 20th century, in the forested foothills of the Himalayas between India and Nepal, a large Bengal tiger began preying on humans. The sections on Hindu religion and British colonialism were original contributions to this ecological thriller. She moved to Champawat district in the state of Uttarakhand in North India, and continued to kill, bringing her total human kills up to 436. In 1972, the part came under pithoragarh district.In 1997 september 15, champawat was declared an individual, independent district. The Rhino Crash: A Memoir of Conservation, Unlikely Friendships and Self-Discovery, The Man-Eaters Of Tsavo: And Other East African Adventures, Hunting Dangerous Game: True Tales from Around the World. This is patently false. An enthralling story of conflict between man and wild. Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019. Corbett, who would later earn fame and devote the latter part of his life to saving the Bengal tiger and its habitat, sprang into action. Inside the book was an iconic photograph of Corbett standing over the dead tiger’s body. This tiger ceased to behave like a tiger at all. When the big cat attacked a teenager and dragged her away, he followed the blood trail deep into the forest - a harrowing, dramatic chase that would ultimately end the man-eater’s long reign of terror and turn the young Corbett into a living legend. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2019. No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Dane Huckelbridge (Author), Corey Snow (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) 4.2 out of 5 stars 136 ratings See all formats and editions This is my favorite of Huckelbridge's four books to date. It worked well enough but I was not totally impressed with the content. Like a detective on the tail of a serial killer, he tracked the tigers movements, as the tiger began to hunt him in return.This was the beginning of Corbetts life-long love of tigers, though his first encounter with the Champawat Tiger would be her last. This is the extraordinary true story of the "Champawat Man-Eater," the deadliest animal in recorded history. Compelling Narrative with Sufficient Backstory. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Fascinating adventure story with an intellectual twist, Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2019. This also reads like an old-fashion adventure tale, like his great novel, Castle of Water. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look. In India today, where human being are still being taken by the big cats, there is ample evidence of many of them being in perfect health. Ships from and sold by Book Depository US. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The tigress was notorious throughout India, and even parties of Gurkhas from … It has his usual stylish and entertaining tone, and he has a great way with synthesizing lots of history, as in his Bourbon and Beer books. An enthralling story of conflict between man and wild. Admittedly, I wasn't all that familiar with India at turn of the (last) century, so I was surprised by a lot of the book and how relevant it is to today's world. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. What really distinguishes No Beast So Fierce is the insightful commentary about colonialism and environmental degradation, which leads Huckelbridge to the conclusion that the Champawat tiger was really a "man-made" terror. Lastly, although there were sever excesses in the eradication of many species, sound game management through regulated sport hunting, has been the salvation pf many species, especially in Africa. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Highly recommend. The Champawat Tiger was a Bengal tigress responsible for an estimated 436 deaths in Nepal and the Kumaon area of India, during the last years of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead it was a book with interminable details of insignificant historical matters of the area. Fascinating adventure story with an intellectual twist, Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2019. IF you want the real scoop on this cat, read Corbett himself or Peter Hathaway Capstick. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2020. Annotated Tiger Training Guide • Baby Book • Chuka and Champawat Vol. So if you are looking for yet another slam of Western civilization and culture mixed with some very good, albeit limited knowledge of the sport of hunting, this is your book. Before becoming a man-eater, the tiger used to frequent the firetrack running between the villages Chuka and Kot Kindri, frequently attacking travellers passing along the path. That I did not get. I would heartily suggest reading "Man Eaters of Kumaon" by Jim Corbett as the best account of these events and also because its a great book. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures, But What If We're Wrong? There was a problem loading your book clubs. The Champawat tigress turned the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal into a bloodbath, amassing 436 human kills before she was brought down. Please try your request again later. A fantastic, engaging, entertaining, and highly informative read, in my opinion. Highly recommended. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Champawat district was formerly a part of almora district. I wanted to know about the trials and tribulations of a man trying to help eliminate a deadly peril to a large population that needed his help. I was hoping for some new insight into Jim Corbett's account of his hunt for the Champawat maneater, but there is nothing new here. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible’s Conditions of Use. Weaving the thrill of the hunt through background about the history, people, terrain, and environment of Northern India and Nepal was the perfect balance to pull me swiftly through the book, but with plenty of context to prompt thought and deeper understanding that made this more than just a page turner. As a book lover, I usually keep or give books away to friends, but this one's going into the kitchen garbage, lest foist this to another unsuspecting reader looking for something good to read. Further, he erroneously ascertains as fact the big cats ONLY resort to man eating when aged or wounded. A fantastic, engaging, entertaining, and highly informative read, in my opinion. Please try again. Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World. The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told: Classic Tales of Hunting Grizzly, Moose, Ca... Mountain Lines: A Journey through the French Alps, The Man with the Sawed-Off Leg and Other Tales of a New York City Block, Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: And Other Small Events that Changed History. I would heartily suggest reading "Man Eaters of Kumaon" by Jim Corbett as the best account of these events and also because its a great book. The Champawat Tiger. The author manages to strike the right balance between praising Corbetts courage and pointing out the damage done to the environment of India both during and after the Raj. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This man turned out to be Jim Corbett (who later became one of the first great advocates in the fight for the protection of tigers …). As a book lover, I usually keep or give books away to friends, but this one's going into the kitchen garbage, lest foist this to another unsuspecting reader looking for something good to read. She was finally tracked down and killed in 1907. The lack of documentary evidence on this man eater does lead to gaps where the author resorts to dramatic licence but it's an excusable and fairly well executed lapse. Endangered though they may be, the occasional tiger takes to attacking humans, and in that sense the spirit of the Champawat lives on. Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019. Unable to hunt her usual prey, the tiger began stalking and eating an easier food source: human beings. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Unable to add item to List. This is a very good book. Between roughly 1900 and 1907, the fearsome beast locals called the Champawat Man-Eater claimed 436 lives. No Beast So Fierce: The Champawat Tiger and Her Hunter, the First Tiger Conservationist Paperback – February 7, 2020 by Dane Huckelbridge (Author) It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. What Corbett didn't write about, and what I didn't know about, were the changes India was undergoing: loss of habitat, history, malaria, culture, and much more. In 1907, she was shot and killed by hired big-game hunter Jim Corbett. Unlimited listening to select Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Enjoy features only possible in digital – start reading right away, carry your library with you, adjust the font, create shareable notes and highlights, and more. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2019. In Kartik and Tara’s absence, New Jersey felt like an endless stretch of suburb and winter. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2019. I was hoping for some new insight into Jim Corbett's account of his hunt for the Champawat maneater, but there is nothing new here. This is patently false. Both of these far exceed the reported kills of any of the so-called “deadliest” animals. But this pulse-pounding narrative is also a nuanced story of how colonialism and environmental destruction upset the natural order, placing man, tiger and nature on a collision course. And contnuous insinuations of what awful people we are based on looking back at historical happenings based on our current perspective. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. The Champawat Tiger is fascinating, but the world in which it lived and the reasons why if became so terrifying are the real story here. A good read for Corbett fans and those interested in tigers and India in general. The tiger’s attacks have been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest number of fatalities from a … Around 1907, reports began circulating throughout northern India of an exceptional man-eater: the so-called Champawat Tiger, responsible for more than four hundred deaths. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Ask Alexa to read your book with Audible integration or text-to-speech. Asked to answer—I wish I knew, but alas, I do not. Unable to add item to List. Although the author does identify the animal as female in the narrative, when combined with his obvious "white guilt" about British colonialism (arguably the best thing that happened to that country and indeed the rest off those future countries within the imperial orb), the author wastes no time in blaming the British for just about everything and yes, there I say, the global warming hoax is addressed as a bi-product of the evil Europeans. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Biographies of Environmentalists & Naturalists (Audible Books & Originals), Historical India & South Asia Biographies, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Between 1900 and 1907, the Champawat Man-Eater, as she became known, emerged as the most prolific serial killer of human beings the world has ever known, claiming an astonishing 436 lives.Desperate for help, authorities appealed to renowned local hunter Jim Corbett, an Indian-born Brit of Irish descent, who was intimately familiar with the Champawat forest. The author manages to strike the right balance between praising Corbetts courage and pointing out the damage done to the environment of India both during and after the Raj. Far from some pulp fiction tale of man versus nature or good versus evil, the story of the Champawat is richer and much more complex, with protagonists at odds with even themselves. Cancel online anytime. This was a fascinating read all around. I wanted this book fast as a gift for someone, and got it even faster than I expected. I bought this as an experiment to see how I got on with audio books. An interesting read with patches of conjecture, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2019. Gripping thrill of the hunt, plus illuminating the balance between man, beast, & natural environment, Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019. An interesting read with patches of conjecture, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2019. American Sniper meets Jaws in this gripping, true account of the deadliest animal of all time, the Champawat Tiger - responsible for killing more than 400 humans in Northern India and Nepal in the first decade of the 20th century - and the legendary hunter who finally brought it down. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, An Englishman in Africa protecting the charismatic rhinos he came to know and love, in the midst of a poaching crisis. You would then enjoy this book to get the context and background. The Panar leopard for example (#2 in the all time kill list with 400 kills) was in perfect health when killed by LtCol Corbett and for that matter, the history of the apex predator cats is full of accounts of these healthy animals killing just for the sake of killing both man and beast. Something went wrong. Morrow, $26.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-267884-3 A rich tale that transports you to another time and place, Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019. The Champawat Tiger is fascinating, but the world in which it lived and the reasons why if became so terrifying are the real story here. The biography of the man who would eventually take down the man-eater is interesting and gives the reader some insight that helps the narrative along. This was a fascinating read all around. Huckelbridge’s masterful telling also reveals that the tiger, Corbett, and the forces that … Gripping thrill of the hunt, plus illuminating the balance between man, beast, & natural environment, Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019. Under the able hands of Dane Huckelbridge, the book reads like a thriller and draws comparison to Peter Benchley's novel, JAWS. > Why did it take so long to kill the Champawat Tiger? She was shot in 1907 by Jim Corbett. ... Talk to Cymbel in Fields of Ruin after obtaining the Baby Book. A rich tale that transports you to another time and place, Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019. There's a problem loading this menu right now. It provides sufficient background information on the cultural and social significance of the tiger hunt and its context based on the early 1900s period in which the events occurred. With an astonishing death toll reaching 435, the Champawat Tiger was an evil beast that possessed a legendary history nearing mythical proportions. Highly recommended. Champawat was formerly the capital of the Chand dynasty rulers of Kumaon.The Baleshwar Temple built by the Chand rulers in the 12th century is an excellent monument with marvelous stone carving works.. What Corbett didn't write about, and what I didn't know about, were the changes India was undergoing: loss of habitat, history, malaria, culture, and much more. But this pulse-pounding narrative is also a nuanced story of how colonialism and environmental destruction upset the natural order, placing man, tiger and nature on a collision course.In Champawat, India, circa 1900, a Bengal tigress was wounded by a poacher in the forests of the Himalayan foothills. Highly recommend. Really enjoyed the author's layered narrative that pinpointed the many human foibles that helped create the Man-eater of Champawat. Chuka and Champawat IV: Tiger Training Guide Legendary Weapons 0; As my tigers grow, it's a daily challenge to learn for myself the lessons I need to be able to impart to the cubs when they're ready. The Champawat Tiger was a man-eating tigress which purportedly killed some 200 men and women before being driven out of Nepal. The last man-eater he killed was in the year 1938, at 63 years of age. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The Champawat Tiger, a man-eating tigress who killed in excess of four hundred people, was named after this town, as she operated primarily in its surrounding area. So if you are looking for yet another slam of Western civilization and culture mixed with some very good, albeit limited knowledge of the sport of hunting, this is your book. One credit a month to pick any title from our entire premium selection to keep (you’ll use your first credit now). Bengal tigers do not under normal circumstances kill or eat humans. Chuka and Champawat IV: Baby Book Legendary Weapons 0 "This book is a record of the times my tiger cubs and I shared." Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The Champawat Tiger was majestic and swollen, even in death. It has his usual stylish and entertaining tone, and he has a great way with synthesizing lots of history, as in his Bourbon and Beer books. Get it Now! It provides sufficient background information on the cultural and social significance of the tiger hunt and its context based on the early 1900s period in which the events occurred. You would then enjoy this book to get the context and background. Finally available, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo by J. H. Patterson, on a freshly published and beautifully edited paperback ed. The author's speculations are off the mark in a number of places, as he lacks real insight into tigers and hunting them. If you are interested in this subject by all means read the books by Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson--they are riveting reads and a much better investment of your time and money. The tiger possibly became a man-eater after a … Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. A bengal tigress responsible for 436 human deaths and terrorizing a large region in India. Please try again. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The story behind the story of the Champawat man-eating tiger, Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2019. This is my favorite of Huckelbridge's four books to date.