To the Elephant Graveyard

by TarquinHall (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2001

  $17.33

  A marvelous evocation of the entwined lives of man and beast, this colorful adventure story of the hunt for a killer elephant takes place in the remote Indian countryside. Great travel writing. . . A must for anyone who thought intrepid adventure was a thing of the past .--Sir Ranulph Fiennes. of photos. Maps.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.80

  A gripping and often moving account of a hunt for a rogue elephant in north-east India.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.29

  On India's North-East frontier a killer elephant is reported to be on the rampage, stalking Assam's paddy fields, murdering dozens of farmers and leaving behind their mutilated bodies. Local authorities call in one of India's last licensed elephant killers, Dinesh Choudhury, and issue a warrant for the animal's destruction.;Reading about the ensuing hunt in a Delhi newspaper, Tarquin Hall flies to Assam to investigate. He is convinced no elephant could be guilty of such grisly crimes. However as Choudhury and Hall embark on their search for the rougue elephant, Hall's preconceived ideas begin to unravel.