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First published in the United States by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers in 2019 as No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History
Copyright © Dane Huckelbridge 2019
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Source ISBN: 9780008331726
Ebook Edition © February 2019 ISBN: 9780008331740
Version: 2019-01-29
Praise for No Beast So Fierce
“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 No Beast So Fierce will make you rethink your position in God’s universe—and on the food chain.”
JIM DEFELICE, #1 bestselling co-author of American Sniper
“I had a feeling this book would hook me from the get-go. I was right. No Beast So Fierce 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.”
MICHAEL WALLIS, author of The Best Land Under Heaven
“A gripping page-turner that also conveys broader lessons about humanity’s relationship with nature.” Publisher’s Weekly
Praise for Bourbon by Dane Huckelbridge
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No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
— William Shakespeare, Richard III
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank Him for not having given it wings.
— Indian proverb
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
INTRODUCTION: UNLIKELY HUNTERS
PLATE SECTION