Title: No Beast So Fierce Pdf The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History
Author: Dane Huckelbridge
Published Date: 2019-02-05
Page: 304
“Gripping. ... From 1900 to 1907, a female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) killed hundreds of villagers in northern India and Nepal. This compelling account hinges on that grisly story, but digs deep into causation.” (Nature)“Thrilling. ... Fascinating. ... Exciting.” (Wall Street Journal)“Riveting. ... A haunting tale.” (Scientific American)“I had a feeling this book would hook me from the get-go. I was right. No Beast So Fierce is much more than a cautionary tale of the Man-Eater of Champawat, a Royal Bengal tiger responsible for hundreds of deaths in Nepal and India, or, of Edward James Corbett, the legendary hunter who shot and killed the big cat in 1907. Dane Huckelbridge’s remarkable narrative also reveals the circumstances that cause tigers to stalk human prey as well as Corbett’s transformation into a conservationist and ardent champion for protecting the animals he once hunted.” (MICHAEL WALLIS, author of The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny)“Fascinating. … Multilayered. … A superb work of natural history.” (Booklist, starred review)“A great tale and study of man versus beast, or rather, beast versus man. The seminal battle between Jim Corbett and the Champawat Tiger stands as an epic encounter of the ages. Dane Huckelbridge’s No Beast So Fierce will make you rethink your position in God’s universe—and on the food chain.” (JIM DEFELICE, #1 bestselling coauthor of American Sniper and author of West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express)“A gripping page-turner that also conveys broader lessons about humanity’s relationship with nature.” (Publishers Weekly)“Absorbing. … Awesome. … Thrilling.” (SanFranciscoBookReview.com) Dane Huckelbridge has written for the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, The New Republic, and New Delta Review. He is the author of Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit; The United States of Beer: The True Tale of How Beer Conquered America, From B.C. to Budweiser and Beyond; and a novel, Castle of Water, which has been optioned for film. A graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Paris.
A gripping, multifaceted true account of the deadliest animal of all time and the hunter on its trail, equally comparable to Jaws as to Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard.
"RIVETING. A HAUNTING TALE." —Scientific American • "THRILLING." —Wall Street Journal • "GRIPPING. COMPELLING. DIGS DEEP INTO CAUSATION." —Nature • "A SUPERB WORK." —Booklist, starred • "VIVID. A GRIPPING TALE OF LIFE AND DEATH." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nepal, c. 1900: The single deadliest animal in recorded history began stalking humans, moving like a phantom through the lush foothills of the Himalayas.
As the death toll reached an astonishing 436 lives, a young local hunter was dispatched to stop the now-legendary man-eater before it struck again.
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. Huckelbridge’s masterful telling also reveals that the tiger, Corbett, and the forces that brought them together are far more complex and fascinating than a simple man-versus-beast tale.
At the turn of the twentieth century as British rule of India tightened and bounties were placed on tiger’s heads, a tigress was shot in the mouth by a poacher. Injured but alive, it turned from its usual hunting habits to easier prey—humans. For the next seven years, this man-made killer terrified locals, growing bolder with every kill. Colonial authorities, desperate for help, finally called upon Jim Corbett, a then-unknown railroad employee of humble origins who had grown up hunting game through the hills of Kumaon.
Like a detective on the trail of a serial killer, Corbett tracked the tiger’s movements in the dense, hilly woodlands—meanwhile the animal shadowed Corbett in return. Then, after a heartbreaking new kill of a young woman whom he was unable to protect, Corbett followed the gruesome blood trail deep into the forest where hunter and tiger would meet at last.
Drawing upon on-the-ground research in the Indian Himalayan region where he retraced Corbett’s footsteps, Huckelbridge brings to life one of the great adventure stories of the twentieth century. And yet Huckelbridge brings a deeper, more complex story into focus, placing the episode into its full context for the first time: that of colonialism’s disturbing impact on the ancient balance between man and tiger; and that of Corbett’s own evolution from a celebrated hunter to a principled conservationist who in time would earn fame for his devotion to saving the Bengal tiger and its habitat. Today the Corbett Tiger Reserve preserves 1,200 km of wilderness; within its borders is Jim Corbett National Park, India’s oldest and most prestigious national park and a vital haven for the very animals Corbett once hunted.
An unforgettable tale, magnificently told, No Beast So Fierce is an epic of beauty, terror, survival, and redemption for the ages.
Verbose ad nauseum I thought I was buying a book about hunting and killing a tiger that had killed over 400 humans. Instead it was a book with interminable details of insignificant historical matters of the area. And contnuous insinuations of what awful people we are based on looking back at historical happenings based on our current perspective. 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. That I did not get.A thrilling tale of man clashing with nature A great & flowing read of a terrifying place and time. The cultural context and details provided beautifully set the scene and make you feel for everyone involved. Highly recommended for any fans of history and cultural intrigue. Couldn't put it down.Excellent read! I discovered the author's last fiction novel, Castle of Water, and just bought and read this one. His writing is witty and entertaining so I absolutely would pick this one up too.
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