Share
The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter led the Jewish Legion to Victory
Denis Brian
(Author)
·
Syracuse University Press
· Hardcover
The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter led the Jewish Legion to Victory - Brian, Denis
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My Wishlists
Origin: U.S.A.
(Import costs included in the price)
It will be shipped from our warehouse between
Monday, June 17 and
Wednesday, July 03.
You will receive it anywhere in United Kingdom between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter led the Jewish Legion to Victory"
In this first-ever biography of Colonel John Patterson, Denis Brianreveals his subject to be a diverse composite of identities. An Irishbornsoldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, and Zionist, Patterson's life is a fascinating story, and Brian'swell-researched account gives a revealing look into the ebb andflow of circumstances that produced such a colorful character.Brian begins the narrative with Patterson's assignment in EastAfrica, where lion attacks are terrorizing workers on a railroad project.With a storyteller's breathtaking tone, he details accounts ofPatterson quelling the rebellion and killing the lions himself. Thecolonel's indomitable energy and courage become a consistenttheme in the book as the author traces Patterson's life from his daysas a British socialite to his recruitment of the Jewish Legion of volunteerswho helped drive the Turks out of Palestine.Patterson spent most of his later years as an ardent Zionist, workingfor the creation of a Jewish homeland until his death in 1947, a yearbefore the birth of the state of Israel. Drawing on an impressive rangeof sources, Brian's biography of this Righteous Gentile is an incisiveportrait of a key figure in both Israeli and colonial British history.
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
All books in our catalog are Original.
The book is written in English.
The binding of this edition is Hardcover.
✓ Producto agregado correctamente al carro, Ir a Pagar.
