Siemel parlayed his fame into many ventures including the sasha siemel museum and store which he opened in perkiomenville, pa in 1963. He was unique not only as a hunter but also as a man. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Gordon siemel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dj is priceclipped, and has been reinforced inside the top edge with a piece o. Sasha siemel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Siemel, latvianborn adventurer, boxer, diamond prospector, seeks out jaguar hunter joaquim guato who often killed with spear alone deep in the brazilian jungle of matto grosso and taught seimel how to kill, filled with narrow escapes, fistfights, killings etc. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is siemel s own story of his years in the jungle empire in the heart of brazil, matto grosso. This recent purchase from amazon was a pleasant surprise both from the standpoint of the sellers fair price and the books nice condition. Sasha siemel was the kind of man you no longer see today, a man of honour and integrity. We offer exceptionalquality hardcover books, audio books, and dvds on biggame hunting, wingshooting, and sporting firearms. I see very few copies available in the general marketplace, so if you want one, grab it now. Alex animal apparicio arica asked assassino attack aventureira bank barge beduino big cat brazil brazilian brother camp canha cantina capao carlos cattle cerrado claws corumba coxim cuyaba dark descalvados dogs dragao edge edith ernst eyes face favelle favelles feet felt fight followed forest gaucho girl gran chaco grinned ground guato hand. To read the story of siemel in his own words, safari press will rerelease. He is the only known white man to have fought the fierce jungle jaguars of brazil with a spear, one of the great current, out of print or rare titles available from bunduki books. Sasha siemel was the first white tigero, which is a man who kills jaguars with a spear. He spoke seven languages and boasted of having experienced more adventure in a single year than most men had witnessed in a lifetime.
Ironically i was reading a post about an old hunting article and on one of the pages there was a sidebar showing a man with a dead jagger as francis calls them and he was holding a spear and it was sasha. It is a unique book of adventure in the wilds of the brazilian pantanal aka green hell. Beloved wife of the late sasha siemel who died february 14, 1970. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Siemel was a remarkable man, and deserves to be better known today. I found out about him because my junior high school had one of his books, as did the public library. Aleksandrs ziemelis was an americanargentinianbrasilian adventurer, hunter, guide, actor, writer, photographer, and lecturer of latvian origin. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library. The original book was short on photos that highlighted sasha siemels exciting. First published in 1953 in a hardback edition by prenticehall. He is the only known white man to have fought the fierce jungle jaguars of brazil with a spear, and as a man, he made a stand for decency in everything he did. He was probably the inspiration for the most interesting man in the world ads, as the old whiskey adverts in the photo section suggest. Safari press is a publisher and seller of fine quality hunting and firearms books.
Tigrero by sasha siemel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sasha siemel was a figure of monumental importance on the american huntingworld stage of the 1930s,40s,50s, and 60s. Set to star john wayne and ava gardner, it was ultimately nixed. Interestingly, most of the small towns of 3000 people that siemel mentions are now big cities with populations well over over 100 000. Sasha siemel is the original wild russian who strode. Alexander sasha siemel was born in latvia in 1890 but had moved to the. To those whose memories swing back to duguids green hell, the name of sasha siemel may ring a bell, for he was duguids wild russian engineer who served as professional guide and hunter on the trip recorded in that book. The story itself is quite interesting and provides a look into the recent past practices of an element of humankind and the good or bad interaction we have as a race of beings with the creatures that share the planet with us and how they are often exploited. It was to be made into a movie by director samuel fuller. For more than three decades after, siemel s exploits appeared in books, articles, and even in the 1937 movie jungle menace with frank bring em back alive buck. Famed jaguar hunter sasha siemel poses here with his prewar. Sasha siemel hunted jaguar in south america with longbow and spear in the early part of the 20th century. Here the siemels second son, carlie, was born in 1955, completing the family.
Inscribed by siemel in the year of publication, on the second endpaper. Duguids subsequent book, green hell, resulted in siemel. Sasha was interviewed by journalist charles collingwood for the adventure series produced by the. This is the ace paperback reprint, likely published in the 1960s. Instead, tigrero is the subject of a 1994 documentary by mika kaurismaki. Sashino, moved to southeastern pennsylvania after purchasing a farm in 1947. John himself, is quite saddened by the news of the passing of the famous professional jaguar hunter sasha siemel in cold pennsylvania, a half world and another half century.
The book chronicles one of this centurys greatest adventurers, sasha siemel, explorer, jungle guide, prospector, soldier of fortune, photographer, author, master. Sasha siemel truly was the hardcore, extreme, badass hunter of his generation. In 1954, siemels second book, jungle fury, was published. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It explains a number of puzzling things in duguids tigerman and differs in a few details. Safari press has just reissued this classic with expanded material and many more photos and clippings. The original book was short on photos that highlighted sasha siemel s exciting jaguar adventures and his entrepreneurial activities.
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. Sasha and edith moved to marlborough township, pennsylvania in 1947, purchasing the bom retiro farm, from which siemel. In brazil the jaguar is called a tigre, and in the jungles of that country sasha siemel is known as tigrero the man who kills tigres with a spear. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Sasha, edith and their children, sondra, dora, and sasha jr. When i picked which books to borrow i saw the tigrero book and as it turns out it was written by sasha siemel. Anyway, sasha hunted jaguars with dogs and a spear or a rifle with bayonet, pretty cool as i recall. The book recounts a 1929 trip across the pantanal where the author and two fellow adventurers employ siemel as their guide. Siemel edith nee bray, age 93, of marlborough township, died may 14, 2012. This revised, expanded edition was made possible through the generosity of the siemel children in loaning their family archive to safari press. I havent quite finished reading it, but it is a very interesting story.
There is almost certainly no other white man alive who could have written this book, since no other white man has lived so unique a life. Bom retiro, as they named the farm, became siemel s permanent residence for the rest of his life. Sasha siemel hunted the mighty jaguar for nearly fifty years. The price was a bit high, but i chalk that up to supply and demand. Sasha siemel books all the books by the famous jaguar hunter who hunted more than 300 cattlekilling jaguars with a spear. And of his experiences as a jungle fighter, a lone wolf armed with a. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
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