Reddit reviews The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Vintage Departures)
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You want to experiment with non-fiction you say?
Hmmm...you like history? I'd recommend books that are about smaller aspects of history.
The Mathews Men tells the story of the Merchant Marine during World War II. The men who defended the merchant vessels that carried supplies to the Allies, and the cost so many paid.
Patton and His Third Army gives a detailed account of Patton's efforts in World War II, and it's written by a man who served under him.
Or maybe you want to learn about animals?
Dangerous Beauty: Encounters with Grizzlies and Bison in Yellowstone gives detailed accounts of human-and-animal interaction in one of our most storied national parks.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival goes into rich detail about a lushly forested region in Far East Russia and the people and animals who live there.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival seems like a good book to submit to my book group for consideration. Thanks for the comment.
They still do in certain parts of the world. Check out The Tiger. It's one of my favorite books. It's about game wardens in Siberia and Amur tigers, and a great history of the whole area.
I have a couple of books about big game hunters on my list, but I have not read either of these yet:
As for explorers, the best non-fiction I've read about explorers are The Lost City of Z by David Grann, about Percy Fawcett's attempts to find Eldorado in the jungles of South America, and Endurance by Alfred Lansing, about Shackleton's survival after his doomed polar expedition.
It occurs to me that none of these are set in Africa. Hope that's not a deal-breaker.
I'll also recommend my favorite memoir of all time, Papa Hemingway by A.E. Hotchner. It's about his time spent traveling with Ernest Hemingway, who was something of a hunter and adventurer, and recounts a lot of very exciting trips to exotic locales in which manly deeds were done.