{"product_id":"2940169979220","title":"No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e in this gripping, true account of the deadliest animal of all time, the Champawat Tiger amp;mdash; responsible for killing more than 400 humans in Northern India and Nepal in the first decade of the 20th century amp;mdash; and the legendary hunter who finally brought it down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the 20th century, in the forested foothills of the Himalayas between India and Nepal, a large Bengal tiger began preying on humans. Between roughly 1900 and 1907, the fearsome beast locals called the Champawat Man-Eater claimed 436 lives. Successfully evading both hunters and soldiers from the Nepalese army and growing bolder with its kills, the tiger amp;mdash; commonly a nocturnal predator amp;mdash; prowled settlements and roadways even in broad daylight. Entire villages were virtually abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for help, authorities appealed to Jim Corbett, a then-unknown railroad employee of humble origins who had grown up hunting and tracking game through the hills of Kumaon. Like a police detective on the trail of a human killer, Corbett questioned villagers who had encountered the tiger and began tracking its movements in the dense, hilly woodlands amp;mdash; while the animal began to hunt Corbett in return. When the big cat attacked a teenager and dragged her away, he followed the blood trail deep into the forest amp;mdash; a harrowing, dramatic chase that would ultimately end the man-eater¿s long reign of terror and turn the young Corbett into a living legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rip-roaring adventure and compelling natural history, Dane Huckelbridge recreates one of the great adventure stories of the 20th century, bringing into focus a principled, disciplined soldier, hunter, and conservationist amp;mdash; who would later earn fame for his devotion to saving the Bengal tiger and its habitat amp;mdash; and the beautiful, terrifying animal he patiently pursued. Written with the thrilling immediacy of John Vaillant¿s \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Casey¿s \u003ci\u003eThe Devil¿s Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and Nate Blakeslee¿s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Beast so Fierce\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling depiction of a classic battle between man and animal, human encroachment and wild nature that resonates today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104779649264,"sku":"2940169979220","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169979220_p0.jpg?v=1763698567","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169979220","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}