Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Author: first_name: John Henry
last_name: Patterson
Language: English
Year: 1907

In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were attacked at night, dragged into the wilderness, and devoured by two male lions. <br><br>The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the autobiographical account of Royal Engineer Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson's African adventures. Among them, his hunt for the two man-eaters. <br><br>

This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness. 
(Summary by James Christop