| Peter C Byrne
We are delighted to have had a communication from Peter C Byrne who was with the Dooars Tea Company starting in 1947 on Bhogotpore T E and then on Ghatia and finished up inj 1953 on Tondoo. All three gardens being in the Nagarakata District of the Dooars Peter now lives on the Oregon Coast now, on a river, near a town called Pacific City USA
His impressive details are below
Peter C. Byrne. www.petercbyrne.com
P.O. Box 802, Pacific City, Oregon, 97135.
Cellphone: (310) 729-7781.
Fellow, The Royal Geographical Society, London, England.
Member Emeritus, The Explorers Club, New York, NY.
Member, The Academy of Applied Science, Boston, MA.
Honorary Member, The East African Professional Hunters Association.
Honorary Executive Director, The International Wildlife Conservation Society.
To go to Peter's web site please click
www.petercbyrne.com
Peter says that by adding my name to your web site list, I would be delighted to be in touch with some other old Koi Hi's of bygone years. As of now, I know but two, Dennis Elsden in the UK and Dick Sparke in British Columbia Peter's e-mail is [email protected]
Bryan Byrne
Peter's brother Bryan was on Sonajuli and Dendai Tea Estates of the Singlo Tea Company in Assam from 1954 to 1957 who now lives in Carson City Nevada
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List of books written by Peter Byrne--below list is Peter's descriptions of each book
(1) THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT 1075 hardback
(2) THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT 1977 Paperback
(3) TULA HATTI THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT 1990
(4) TULA HATTI THE LASY GREAT ELEPHANT Paperback 1991
(5) THE GREEN EYE 1995
(6) RAIN FALLING AT CASCADE LOCKS, 2000
(7) GONE ARE THE DAYS, 2004
(8) GENTLEMAN HUNTER, 2006
(8) A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WHITE GRASS PLAINS, 2010.
(9) TULA HATTI, THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT,
(10) BIG GAME HUNTING IN THE JUNGLES AND MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL, 2011
(11) SHIKARI SAHIB
(12) HOW FIND THE YETI, HOW TO FIND A BIGFOOT,
HOW TO FIND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER.
Peter Byrne's new monster guide book.
(13) THE TILLAMOOKIANS
(14) A FORTUNATE LIFE Autobiography
(15) THE FIELD GUIDE TO BARDIA NATIONAL PARK
(16) THE MISERY OF COOKING
(17) THE MONSTER TRILOGY
A LIST OF BOOKS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED
BY PETER BYRNE.
All books signed by the author and personally dedicated at the choice of the buyer. Prices include postage within the USA.
(1)THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT.
1975. Hardback, non-fiction, published by Acropolis Books, Washington, DC, paperback, 1976; the book was a best seller in paperback. Being an account of the author's research and findings in regard to the Bigfoot or Sasquatch mystery of the Pacific Northwest, from 1960 to 1975. The history of the phenomenon, eyewitness reports and a discussion of the many plausible theories which surround this extraordinary phenomenon. Illustrated with photographs, maps. With a Foreword by Robert Rines, President, the Academy of Applied Science, Boston, MA. Hardback. Now out of print, and rare. Depending on condition, about $125.00.
(2) THE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT, 1977.
Paperback, published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY. Similar to the hardback as described above. Rare, $35.00.
(3) TULA HATTI, THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT, 1990.
Hardback, non-fiction, Faber & Faber, NH. The story, set in the jungles of far southwest Nepal, of a search for and documentation of the largest elephant in Asia, discovered by the author in 1980.Maps, many photographs and an introduction by the esteemed actor, Jimmy Stewart. $100.00.
(4) TULA HATTI, THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT, 1991.
Semi-hardback, as above, published by Faber & Faber, Manchester, NH. $45.00.
(5) THE GREEN EYE, 1995.
Semi-hardback, fiction, published by Pilgrims Publishing, Katmandu, Nepal. A wild and rollicking adventure story set in India and Nepal and based on the epic poem, THE GREEN EYE OF THE LITTLE YELLOW GOD. Unusually and profusely Illustrated ... with model photographs of the characters in the book. $45.00.
(6) RAIN FALLING AT CASCADE LOCKS, 2000,
Hardback, fiction, a signed and numbered edition, by T.H.W.P.Publications, Los Angeles, CA. A story, set in Oregon, of an impossible love between a young woman and an older man. $35.00.
(7) GONE ARE THE DAYS, 2004,
hardback, non-fiction, collector's limited edition, slip cover, by Safari Press, Huntington Beach CA. Autobiographical, the story of the author's twenty years as a professional hunter running trophy safaris in India and Nepal and of his eventual transition from big game hunting into wildlife conservation. Photographs, maps, art work, old letters, historical documents and an introduction by the renowned actor, Charlton Heston. Out of print and now rare. $150.00.
(8) GENTLEMAN HUNTER, 2006,
hardback, non-fiction, collector's limited edition, slip cover, by Safari Press, CA. An extraordinary and detailed account of the history of man-eating tigers and leopards in India and Nepal, from 1900 onwards, killer big cats which took and devoured over 1000 people ... and the author's two-year's of research into the phenomenon. Many photographs, maps, historical documents and with an introduction by legendary big game hunter, James Ross Mellon. Out of print. $125.00.
(8) A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WHITE GRASS PLAINS, 2010.
A field guide to the White Grass Plains Wildlife Reserve (WGP) in south west Nepal, where the author hunted in the 50s and 60s and where, for the last twenty-five years, he has conducted wildlife conservation programs. Including a description of the author's safari lodge-The WGP Safari Lodge & Research Center-and all the mammals, birds, fishes and reptiles of the 200,000 acre reserve. With maps, charts, one hundred photographs. $35.00.
(9) TULA HATTI, THE LAST GREAT ELEPHANT, 2010.
Semi-hardback, a reprint of the original with an EPILOGUE which describes in detail the tragic death of this monarch of the forests. Published by Pilgrims Publishing, Katmandu, Nepal and New Delhi, India. Many new pictures. $35.00.
(10) BIG GAME HUNTING IN THE JUNGLES AND MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL, fall, 2011. The third part of the author's autobiographical / hunting trilogy, following GONE ARE THE DAYS and GENTLEMAN HUNTER. Published by Safari Press, California, as a hardback, collector's, limited edition. About 50 photographs, maps, art work, historical documents. $135.00.
(11) SHIKARI SAHIB, hardback, non-fiction. A look at the history of man-eating tigers and leopards in north India and southern Nepal. The original comprehensive work that gave rise to GENTLEMAN HUNTER. To gather the data needed for this historical research the author walked hundreds of miles across the hills of north west Nepal and the hill districts of Kumaon and Gharwal, in India. Using his unique knowledge of Hindoostani and Taru languages and his background in big game hunting to question hill villagers about their experiences with man-eaters, he acquired never before known facts about the great killer cats that over the course of fifty years-1900 to the present day-killed and ate more than a thousand people. Rare, $85.00.
(12) Peter Byrne's new monster guide book.
HOW FIND THE YETI, HOW TO FIND A BIGFOOT, HOW TO FIND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER.
A comprehensive guide based on the author's many years of experience with all three phenomena. With photographs, charts, maps. Published by Hancock House, Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC. Publication scheduled for summer, 2012.
PENDING WORKS
(13) THE TILLAMOOKIANS, a novel, hopefully witty and amusing, designed as a sequel to
RAIN FALLING AT CASCADE LOCKS
and set in Pacific City, and Woods, Oregon. Publication aimed for fall 2011. Price to be advised.
(14) A FORTUNATE LIFE. Autobiography, ten unusual stories from the life of Peter Byrne, spread across eight decades. 100,000 words and with many photographs. Publication planned for the fall of 2012. Price to be advised.
(15)THE FIELD GUIDE to THE BARDIA NATIONAL PARK.
A new and original field guide to the Bardia National Park, in far south west Nepal. Set in an area where the author hunted in the fifties and sixties, this descriptive and comprehensive work will be a much needed guide to this beautiful land little known national park. The work will include a description of the mammals, the fishes, the reptiles, the birds and the flora and will be interspersed with anecdotes from the author's own experiences in the area. With maps, many photographs and with artwork and illustrations by the popular Texas artist, Margaret Griffith. http://dcsdashboard.com/apps/webpages/www.mhgriffithartist.com Price to be advised.
(16) THE MISERY OF COOKING, by Peter Byrne and Cathy Griffin.
An account of the sometimes hilarious antics of an old colonial from the days of the British Raj in India-a time when even a young bachelor was cossetted and supported by a multitude of cooks-and what happens when he comes to the New World and has to cook for himself and encounters for the first time a modern cooking stove, a blender, a toaster oven and a microwave. With photographs of everything from choice recipes to culinary disasters. Publication scheduled for the fall of 2012. Price to be advised.
(17) THE MONSTER TRILOGY, a guide to searching for the Loch Ness monster, the Yeti of the Himalaya and the Bigfoot or Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest of the USA. This is a HOW-TO book, one that will tell you how to tackle all three of these last great mysteries of planet earth...where to go, what equipment to take, the costs, the logistics, the hazards. For anyone inspired by the challenge of these three extraordinary mysteries, this is a don't-leave-home-without-it book. Publication October/November, 2012. Price to be advised.
Available for sale by the author, some copies of the classic
MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON, by Jim Corbett.
The legendary book on man-eating tigers and leopards by the legendary hunter, the India domiciled Irishman, Jim Corbett of Kumaon. An account of his early years as a hunter, beginning with the story of the dreaded man-eater of Champawat (410 men and women killed and eaten) to the dreaded Panar leopard... a great old book.
To obtain any of the above books, and for payment information and shipping costs, contact Peter Byrne at [email protected] or by phone at, cell, 310-729-7781., office 503-965-3632. For more information on the author, see the website of the International Wildlife Conservation Society Inc
http://www.internationalwildlife.org/
and also his personal website http://dcsdashboard.com/apps/webpages/www.petercbyrne.com
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