{"product_id":"the-seven-lives-of-colonel-patterson-how-an-irish-lion-hunter-led-the-jewish-legion-to-victory-9780815609278","title":"The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter Led the Jewish Legion to Victory","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this first-ever biography of Colonel John Patterson, Denis Brian\u003cbr\u003ereveals his subject to be a diverse composite of identities. An Irishborn\u003cbr\u003esoldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, \u003cbr\u003eauthor, and Zionist, Patterson's life is a fascinating story, and Brian's\u003cbr\u003ewell-researched account gives a revealing look into the ebb and\u003cbr\u003eflow of circumstances that produced such a colorful character.\u003cbr\u003eBrian begins the narrative with Patterson's assignment in East\u003cbr\u003eAfrica, where lion attacks are terrorizing workers on a railroad project.\u003cbr\u003eWith a storyteller's breathtaking tone, he details accounts of\u003cbr\u003ePatterson quelling the rebellion and killing the lions himself. The\u003cbr\u003ecolonel's indomitable energy and courage become a consistent\u003cbr\u003etheme in the book as the author traces Patterson's life from his days\u003cbr\u003eas a British socialite to his recruitment of the Jewish Legion of volunteers\u003cbr\u003ewho helped drive the Turks out of Palestine.\u003cbr\u003ePatterson spent most of his later years as an ardent Zionist, working\u003cbr\u003efor the creation of a Jewish homeland until his death in 1947, a year\u003cbr\u003ebefore the birth of the state of Israel. Drawing on an impressive range\u003cbr\u003eof sources, Brian's biography of this \"Righteous Gentile\" is an incisive\u003cbr\u003eportrait of a key figure in both Israeli and colonial British history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denis Brian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.34w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2008 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/2008","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43150674854003,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6f2d4993-e7bf-40bf-aec0-6f104034b3fc.jpg?v=1750769453","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-seven-lives-of-colonel-patterson-how-an-irish-lion-hunter-led-the-jewish-legion-to-victory-9780815609278","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}