No Beast So Fierce - The Champawat Tiger and Her Hunter, the First Tiger Conservationist

The true story of the 'Champawat Man-Eater', a Bengal tigress who claimed an astonishing 436 human lives between 1900 and 1907. Local hunter Jim Corbett tracked her down and confronted her in the jungle.

About the author

Dane Huckelbridge

Summary

The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle between man and wild. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Dane Huckelbridge, Huckelbridge Dane
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780008331764
• ISBN: 978-0-00-833176-4
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; SPORTS & RECREATION / Hunting, NATURE / Endangered Species, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, NATURE / Animals / Big Cats, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Hunting or shooting animals & game, Hunting or shooting animals and game, HISTORY / Asia / South / General