The Man-Leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria by David Pratten. I am not saying it’s a “fun” book. It is a historical ethnography of southern Annang communities, and it is full of foreign words (with translations) written in an alien alphabet. Plus, it’s written in the stilted language of an ethno-anthropologist which makes it difficult reading at times. Nevertheless, the information it relates is highly worthwhile. It does recount some cannibalism.

This past September, I finished Forts and Forays: A Dragoon in New Mexico, 1850-1856 by Dr. James A. Bennett. As stated in the book’s title, it was written between 1850 and 1856; however, this book wasn’t published until 1948. I enjoyed it.

Herodotus’ Histories is a mixture of history, myth and legend, and it’s well worth the read.