Tigrero!

by Sasha Siemel

"Here is a vivid, thrilling account of existence in primitive surroundings, when human life often depends upon the true thrust of a spear at a jaguar. For genuine thrills and suspense without equal, this book takes a back seat to none."--The Navy News Review

Genres: Nonfiction

286 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1953

Reviews

[Kimberly Edwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Safari Press has just re-issued this classic with expanded material and many more photos and clippings. It is a unique book of adventure in the wilds of the Brazilian Pantanal (aka "Green Hell"). Sasha Siemel was the kind of man you no longer see today, a man of honour and integrity. He was probably the inspiration for "The Most Interesting Man in the World" ads, as the old whiskey adverts in the photo section suggest. Imagine the New York Times featuring a jaguar hunting article nowadays! I found the original Tigrero volume for two bucks ten years ago and the young lady at the Strands checkout gave me the stinkeye when I said it was the greatest jaguar hunting book ever written. The portrait of Sasha on the back cover with his spear and jaguar hide probably didn't help! Ah, times have changed and not for the better.

[Jeff Sessions · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crazy adventure story that almost seems fictional...but it’s not. This would make a good movie. Cat lovers beware.

[Amy Siemel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m biased here because this is written by my husband’s paternal grandfather. I read it with my eleven year old and we reveled in El Tigrero’s Brazilian adventures. Amazing but true!

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siemel hunted jaguars with a spear. There's film of him doing so. How he came to define his manhood in that particular way (though there were other ways, too) makes for an interesting read. I came away from the book with the distinct impresion that he'd be a bad person to cross.