My Kumaon: Uncollected Writings

by Jim Corbett

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Hunter, naturalist, and conservationist, Jim Corbett is famous for slaying man-eating tigers and leopards in the Kumaon region of northern India. Frequently appealed to by the government of the United Provinces during the 1920s and the 1930s for help, Corbett is known to have shot nineteen tigers and fourteen leopards-all man-eaters. Corbett was encouraged to write about his hunting experiences by Roy E. Hawkins, manager of the Indian Branch of the Oxford University Press and a personal friend.

An integral part of OUP India's centenary celebrations, this volume includes Jim Corbett's unpublished writings on man-eaters, nature, and his...Read more
  • ISBN10 0198082894
  • ISBN13 9780198082897
  • Publish Date December 2012
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country IN
  • Imprint OUP India
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Language English