The Stranglers: The Cult of Thuggee & its Overthrow in British India by George Bruce

The Stranglers: The Cult of Thuggee & its Overthrow in British India

George Bruce

244 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction dark informative slow-paced
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In 1812, about 40,000 travelers died of misadventure on the lonely, dusty roads of India. Cholera, smallpox & snakebite were among the popular certified causes of death. The actual cause, in more cases than not: death by strangling at the well...

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