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{{Short description|Book by Frank Buck}}
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{{infobox book |
| name = Bring ‘Em Back Alive
| name = Bring ‘Em Back Alive
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| image = [[Image:Bebacvr2.jpg|200px]]
| image = Bring 'Em Back Alive (1930) cover.jpg
| image_caption = first edition cover (1930), illustration by [[Kurt Wiese]]
| caption = first edition cover (1930), illustration by [[Kurt Wiese]]
| author = [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]]<br />[[Edward Anthony (writer)|Edward Anthony]]
| author = [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]]<br />[[Edward Anthony (writer)|Edward Anthony]]
| illustrator =
| illustrator =
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| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
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| genre = [[non-fiction]]
| publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]]
| publisher = [[Simon and Schuster]]
| release_date = 1930
| release_date = 1930
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]])
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]])
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| followed_by = [[Wild Cargo (book)|Wild Cargo]]
| followed_by = [[Wild Cargo (book)|Wild Cargo]]
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[[File:Buck anthony2.jpg|thumb|left|220px| Frank Buck (right) and [[Edward Anthony (writer)|Edward Anthony]] with their book [[Wild Cargo (book)|Wild Cargo]] ca 1932.]]
[[File:Edward Anthony and Frank Buck.jpg|thumb|right|Co-authors Anthony (left) and Buck signing copies of the follow-up book, ''[[Wild Cargo (book)|Wild Cargo]]'' (1932)]]
'''Bring ‘Em Back Alive''' was [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]]’s first book, a huge best seller that catapulted him to world fame and was translated into many languages. Buck tells of his adventures capturing exotic animals.
'''''Bring ‘Em Back Alive''''' is a 1930 book by [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]]. His first book, it was a best seller that catapulted him to world fame and was translated into many languages. Buck tells of his adventures capturing exotic animals.

Writing with [[Edward Anthony (writer)|Edward Anthony]], Buck relates some of his most frightening experiences, among them, his battle with an escaped king cobra. This venomous snake is the only jungle animal, Buck says, that has no fear of either man or beast. "Nowhere in the world is there an animal or reptile that can quite match its unfailing determination to wipe out
Writing with [[Edward Anthony (writer)|Edward Anthony]], Buck relates some of his most frightening experiences, among them, his battle with an escaped king cobra. This venomous snake is the only jungle animal, Buck says, that has no fear of either man or beast. "Nowhere in the world is there an animal or reptile that can quite match its unfailing determination to wipe out anything that crosses its path. This lust to kill invests the king cobra with a quality of fiendishness that puts it in a class by itself, almost making it a jungle synonym for death."
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anything that crosses its path. This lust to kill invests the king cobra with a quality of fiendishness that puts it in a class by itself, almost making it a jungle synonym for death." When the escaped king cobra confronted him, Buck wrote, for an instant, mind and body were numb. He stripped off the white duck jacket he wore over his bare skin and as the snake struck he lunged forward, threw himself with the coat in front of him upon it and hit the ground with a bang, with the cobra, trapped in the jacket under him.

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When the escaped king cobra confronted him, Buck wrote, for an instant, mind and body were numb. He stripped off the white duck jacket he wore over his bare skin and as the snake struck he lunged forward, threw himself with the coat in front of him upon it and hit the ground with a bang, with the cobra, trapped in the jacket under him.
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Buck describes many other fearsome encounters. A [[tapir]] he was trying to medicate made a sudden terrific charge, hitting him in the stomach with its head and knocking him down. Then the enraged beast jumped on him, pounded him with its hind legs, and dragged him around its pen. The tapir was trying to rip off Buck’s face with its huge jaws and powerful teeth when Buck's native helpers came running to his rescue. One of them shoved a two-by-four plank down the animal's throat, allowing Buck to escape.
Buck describes many other fearsome encounters. A [[tapir]] he was trying to medicate made a sudden terrific charge, hitting him in the stomach with its head and knocking him down. Then the enraged beast jumped on him, pounded him with its hind legs, and dragged him around its pen. The tapir was trying to rip off Buck’s face with its huge jaws and powerful teeth when Buck's native helpers came running to his rescue. One of them shoved a two-by-four plank down the animal's throat, allowing Buck to escape.


“The book can be recommended to anybody who likes being made to sit on the edge of
“The book can be recommended to anybody who likes being made to sit on the edge of his chair and gasp for breath as his eyes eat up the print to see what happens next,” wrote the ''[[New York Times Book Review]]''.<ref>[[Florence Finch Kelly]]. Bring ‘Em Back Alive. ''New York Times Book Review''. December 14, 1930.</ref>
his chair and gasp for breath as his eyes eat up the print to see what happens next,” wrote the New York Times Book Review. <ref>Florence Finch Kelly. Bring ‘Em Back Alive. New York Times Book Review. December 14, 1930.</ref> Many decades later, these remarkable stories have lost none of their pace or their power to thrill.


[[George T. Bye]], a New York [[Literary agent]], represented [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]] in the publication of ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' and Buck's subsequent books.
War correspondent [[Floyd Gibbons]] suggested to Buck that he write a book about his experiences. Mutual friends introduced Buck to [[George T. Bye]], a New York literary agent, who represented Buck in the publication of ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' and Buck's subsequent books.


In 2000, [[Steven Lehrer]] published a new collection of these stories. <ref>{{cite book
In 2000, [[Steven Lehrer]] published a new collection of these stories in ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck]]''.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Lehrer
| last = Lehrer
| first = Steven
| first = Steven
| title = Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck
| title = Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck
| publisher = Texas Tech University press
| publisher = Texas Tech University press
| date = 2006
| year = 2006
| pages = x-xi
| pages = x-xi
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=UNnhbq9gwTUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=frank+buck+steven+lehrer&ei=3sHhSrv0Bo2UyAScyInsCw#v=onepage&q=&f=false
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UNnhbq9gwTUC&q=frank+buck+steven+lehrer
| isbn = 978-0-89672-582-9
| isbn = 978-0-89672-582-9
}}
}}
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==See also==
* [[Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932 film)|''Bring 'Em Back Alive'']] - 1932 film adaptation
* [[Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)|''Bring 'Em Back Alive'']] - 1982-3 television series
* ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck]]'' - 2000 compilation

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External Link==
==External links==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=UNnhbq9gwTUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bring+em+back+alive&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=eXcHTvbDHs7qgQeptPHoDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Bring Em Back Alive'' on Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=UNnhbq9gwTUC&q=bring+em+back+alive ''Bring Em Back Alive'' on Google Books]
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 1 January 2024

Bring ‘Em Back Alive
first edition cover (1930), illustration by Kurt Wiese
AuthorFrank Buck
Edward Anthony
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1930
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages291
Followed byWild Cargo 
Co-authors Anthony (left) and Buck signing copies of the follow-up book, Wild Cargo (1932)

Bring ‘Em Back Alive is a 1930 book by Frank Buck. His first book, it was a best seller that catapulted him to world fame and was translated into many languages. Buck tells of his adventures capturing exotic animals.

Writing with Edward Anthony, Buck relates some of his most frightening experiences, among them, his battle with an escaped king cobra. This venomous snake is the only jungle animal, Buck says, that has no fear of either man or beast. "Nowhere in the world is there an animal or reptile that can quite match its unfailing determination to wipe out anything that crosses its path. This lust to kill invests the king cobra with a quality of fiendishness that puts it in a class by itself, almost making it a jungle synonym for death."

When the escaped king cobra confronted him, Buck wrote, for an instant, mind and body were numb. He stripped off the white duck jacket he wore over his bare skin and as the snake struck he lunged forward, threw himself with the coat in front of him upon it and hit the ground with a bang, with the cobra, trapped in the jacket under him.

Buck describes many other fearsome encounters. A tapir he was trying to medicate made a sudden terrific charge, hitting him in the stomach with its head and knocking him down. Then the enraged beast jumped on him, pounded him with its hind legs, and dragged him around its pen. The tapir was trying to rip off Buck’s face with its huge jaws and powerful teeth when Buck's native helpers came running to his rescue. One of them shoved a two-by-four plank down the animal's throat, allowing Buck to escape.

“The book can be recommended to anybody who likes being made to sit on the edge of his chair and gasp for breath as his eyes eat up the print to see what happens next,” wrote the New York Times Book Review.[1]

War correspondent Floyd Gibbons suggested to Buck that he write a book about his experiences. Mutual friends introduced Buck to George T. Bye, a New York literary agent, who represented Buck in the publication of Bring 'Em Back Alive and Buck's subsequent books.

In 2000, Steven Lehrer published a new collection of these stories in Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Florence Finch Kelly. Bring ‘Em Back Alive. New York Times Book Review. December 14, 1930.
  2. ^ Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x–xi. ISBN 978-0-89672-582-9.
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