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Man-Eater
Harold Schechter
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Description for Man-Eater
Hardback. The strange and terrible story of Alfred Packer, alleged man-eater and legend of 19th-century America's Western frontier. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 614.
In February 1874 Alfred Packer staggered out of the Colorado mountains and into the Los Pinos Indian agency. Snowbound and lost, he claimed to have been abandoned by his five companions. But behind the wilderness grime he looked rather well fed. And he had in his possession a skinning knife... When questioned, Packer confessed that four of the group had survived by eating two who had died of exhaustion; later he killed another in self-defence, eating him also. Packer was arrested on suspicion of murder but escaped. That same month, the half-eaten bodies of five men ... Read more
In February 1874 Alfred Packer staggered out of the Colorado mountains and into the Los Pinos Indian agency. Snowbound and lost, he claimed to have been abandoned by his five companions. But behind the wilderness grime he looked rather well fed. And he had in his possession a skinning knife... When questioned, Packer confessed that four of the group had survived by eating two who had died of exhaustion; later he killed another in self-defence, eating him also. Packer was arrested on suspicion of murder but escaped. That same month, the half-eaten bodies of five men ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781857403
SKU
V9781781857403
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About Harold Schechter
Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture at the City University of New York, and a distinguished specialist in true crime narrative. His The Mad Sculptor is published by Head of Zeus in 2014.
Reviews for Man-Eater
'A fascinating tale, and there's stacks of authentic Yank history here to feast on too' Weekend Sport.