Description In this first-ever biography of Colonel John Patterson, Denis Brianreveals his subject to be a diverse composite of identities.
Drawing on an impressive rangeof sources, Brian\'s biography of this "Righteous Gentile" is an incisiveportrait of a key figure in both Israeli and colonial British history..
Patterson spent most of his later years as an ardent Zionist, workingfor the creation of a Jewish homeland until his death in 1947, a yearbefore the birth of the state of Israel.
Thecolonel\'s indomitable energy and courage become a consistenttheme in the book as the author traces Patterson\'s life from his daysas a British socialite to his recruitment of the Jewish Legion of volunteerswho helped drive the Turks out of Palestine.
With a storyteller\'s breathtaking tone, he details accounts of Patterson quelling the rebelLion and killing the lions himself.
Brian begins the narrative with Patterson\'s assignment in East Africa, where Lion attacks are terrorizing workers on a railroad project.
An Irishbornsoldier, Lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, and Zionist, Patterson\'s life is a fascinating story, and Brian\'swell-researched account gives a revealing look into the ebb andflow of circumstances that produced such a colorful character.
Description In this first-ever biography of Colonel John Patterson, Denis Brianreveals his subject to be a diverse composite of identities
