Man-Eater

The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal

By: Harold Schechter

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

In the winter of 1873, a small band of prospectors lost their way in the frozen wilderness of the Colorado Rockies. Months later, when the snow finally melted, only one of them emerged. His name was Alfred G. Packer, though he would soon become infamous throughout the country under a different name: "the Man-Eater."

After the butchered remains of his five traveling companions were discovered in a secluded valley by the Gunnison River, Packer vanished for nine years, becoming the West's most wanted man. What followed was a saga of evasion and retribution as the trial of the century worked to extricate fact from myth and Polly Pry, a once-famed pioneering journalist, took on the cause of Packer. Man-Eater is the definitive story of a legendary crime - a gripping tale of unspeakable suffering, the desperate struggle for survival, and the fight to uncover the truth.

©2015 Harold Schechter (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Good laugh

The author is a favorite of mine several macabre books it is a good listen

Fantastic!

First audiobook I've listened to in a long time. Very well done, the performance was absolutely amazing.

Research

Very well done. Great detective work, and connective historical information that made it more than a cannibalism story.

If your hungry for history.

We'll researched and easy to follow. The narration was excellent. If your interested in this period of American history, I highly recommend it.

Made me hungry. Just kidding.

A very good look at the rough and tough life of settlers of the west. I wouldnt have thought this book would have been like this. I thought this book was about a savage cannibal but it was just another case of doing what it took to stay alive. Not sure how I felt about the Man Eater as to his level of wrong doing. Really enjoyed it.