The Pennsylvania Lion or Panther

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Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Lion or Panther: A Narrative of Our Grandest Game AnimalPages 'have been written in natural histories describ ing this animal's unpleasant characteristics, not a word has been said in its favor. It has never even had an apologetic. In reality the Pennsylvania Lion needs no defenders, as those who understand him realize the nobility of his nature. From reading John W. Godman's American Natural History, published in 1828, one would imagine that the Pennsylvania Lion, or as it is most commonly called, the panther, was a most terrible beast. Among other things he says: In the day time the cougar is seldom seen, but its peculiar cry frequently thrills the experienced traveler with horror, While camping in the forest for the night.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.