Timeline
Lifetime:
1867 -
1947
Passed: ≈
77 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
John Henry Patterson
Books by John Henry Patterson
Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Adventure
History
Memoir
Non-Fiction
Biography
Exploration
Wildlife
British Empire
Railway
Africa
Colonialism
Hunting
Lions
Kenya
Tsavo
Man-Eaters
Uganda Railway
Big Game Hunting
In 1898, during the construction of a bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya for the Uganda Railway, a series of terrifying attacks occurred. Two large male lions, known as the Tsavo Man-Eaters, stalked the construction camp at night, preying on the wo...
With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the part played by such a unique unit is assured of a niche in history owing to the fact that it fought in Palesti...