From Naked Cannibal to American Grifter

Another great American Horatio Alger-type story.

From the description at ABE Books (Advanced Book Exchange):

No Date, Circa 1960?; 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Booklet; 36 Pages including Covers; 

“Ate Raw White Men. Whipped Mountain Lion. Swam River with Alligators. Ate Raw Snakes and Chickens. Walked Power Line to USA"; 

Oddbooks: Brother Yhugm's tale is an exciting one. Escaping from a life of primitive savagery, he came to the USA and found Jesus. 

Who could fail to be moved by such an astonishing and true story? That his name is spelled one way on the cover and a different way inside (Yungm) has surely no bearing on the credibility of the content. It's a funny foreign name and easy to get wrong. A mistake anyone could make, even a man of God. No one should doubt what he says, even when it seems a little bizarre: "Clothing is not used in the, place from where I come. We only use hides from animals; tigers, lions, etc. We also get our food from those animals. One eats the raw meat from these animals-not cooked. Eating raw meat is what makes my people very strong. Sometimes the people get very fat. Many cannot run because they are very fat. But they are very strong. They can conquer an animal with their bare hands, be it a lion or a tiger. But it is not all of them that can do this. The majority of them have the ability to run faster than a horse. The older ones are the ones who can do this." 

Just because no one else has reported the existence of tigers in the jungles of South America is no reason to pooh-pooh what he (via the estimable Reverend Grant) tells us. (Key Words: Christianity Clerics Eating The Religious Bent) ** 

"I Was a Cannibal" by Brother Yhugm (also spelled Yungm) is a fascinating and somewhat bizarre tale. The book recounts Brother Yhugm's escape from a life of primitive savagery to finding Jesus in the USA. The story includes extraordinary claims, such as encounters with tigers in the jungles of South America and plants that devour people. 

RARE TITLE; >> Cover creasing & scuffing; surface scratching to covers; minor staining to front cover; Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall