Last of the Free: A Moving Story of three young lions, restored to the wild (Signed by the Author Gareth Patterson)

Patterson, Gareth

ISBN 10: 0340638079 / ISBN 13: 9780340638071

Published by Coronet Books Hodder and Stoughton, 1995

About this Item

Signed by the Author Gareth Patterson on the title page. No edition stated. Publication of 157 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Last of the Free: A Moving Story of three young lions, restored to the wild (Signed by the Author Gareth Patterson)
• Publisher: Coronet Books Hodder and Stoughton
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340638079
• ISBN 13: 9780340638071
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 6 ounces
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

After the death of George Adamson at the hands of poachers, Gareth Patterson adopted his three orphaned cubs in Kenya and moved the lions to the safety of the Tuli bushlands in southern Botswana. Here, he and his girlfriend Julie set about returning the lions to the wild state as Adamson had wished, divorcing them from the only family they knew – mankind.

Gareth’s life with the lions is movingly told: everyday encounters with ferocious opponents such as a leopard or, more worryingly, a bull elephant are lessons for the young lions as he seeks to educate them in the skills they’ll need for coping in the wild. Some meetings, such as the pride male Batian’s with a baby porcupine are humorous; others, with a rival male lion, nearly tragic.

Last of the Free is an evocative, vivid and intimate depiction of these lions’ daily life. It is also a heartfelt plea, drawing attention to the wanton and savage destruction of one of the world’s most beautiful creatures.

About the Author

A former assistant to George Adamson of 'BORN FREE' fame, Patterson has made his life's work the care of young, orphaned lions and their rehabilitation into the wild. His message is an ecological one, but seen through the medium of the most beautiful of the big cats.