{"product_id":"no-beast-so-fierce-the-terrifying-true-story-of-the-champawat-tiger-the-deadliest-animal-in-history-isbn-9780062678867","title":"No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe astonishing true story of the man-eating tiger that claimed a record 437 human lives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Thrilling. Fascinating. Exciting.” \u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal • \"\u003c\/em\u003eRiveting. Haunting.” —\u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNepal, c. 1900: A lone tigress 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 man-eater before it struck again. This is the extraordinary true story of the \"Champawat Man-Eater,\" the deadliest animal in recorded history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne part pulse-pounding thriller, one part soulful natural history of the endangered Royal Bengal tiger, \u003cem\u003eNo Beast So Fierce\u003c\/em\u003e is Dane Huckelbridge’s gripping nonfiction 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable tale, magnificently told, \u003cem\u003eNo Beast So Fierce \u003c\/em\u003eis an epic of beauty, terror, survival, and redemption for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“I had a feeling this book would hook me from the get-go. I was right. \u003cem\u003eNo Beast So Fierce\u003c\/em\u003e 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMICHAEL WALLIS, author of The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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 \u003cem\u003eNo Beast So Fierce\u003c\/em\u003e will make you rethink your position in God’s universe—and on the food chain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJIM DEFELICE, #1 bestselling coauthor of American Sniper and author of West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gripping page-turner that also conveys broader lessons about humanity’s relationship with nature.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting. ... A haunting tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] terrifying story. … [A] harrowing tale. … Takes readers on a fascinating journey through the natural history of a tiger.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vivid portrait. ... Huckelbridge writes with authority and clarity, deftly weaving strands of economics, sociology and history, explaining how changes to a land and its people upset natural systems that had held for millennia. … \u003cem\u003eNo Beast So Fierce\u003c\/em\u003e excels as an intelligent social history and a gripping tale of life and death in the Himalayan foothills.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vivid portrait. ... \u003cem\u003eNo Beast So Fierce\u003c\/em\u003e excels as an intelligent social history and a gripping tale of life and death in the Himalayan foothills.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A suspenseful narrative. … Huckelbridge continues to demonstrate his versatility and skill as a writer with this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln Journal-Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] gripping tale. … [A] mesmerizing man-beast encounter that Huckelbridge narrates quite brilliantly. … A fitting tribute to Jim Corbett and the Bengal tiger.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhaas Baat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hucklebridge details the surprisingly methodical and incredibly blood machinations of ... perhaps the most murderous non-human animal in recorded history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling. ... Fascinating. ... Exciting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping. ... From 1900 to 1907, a female Bengal tiger (\u003cem\u003ePanthera tigris tigris\u003c\/em\u003e) killed hundreds of villagers in northern India and Nepal. 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