The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 58National Geographic Society, 1931 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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work that I crossed early one morning . The skies were lowering when I set out and I planned to be home by noon . I ... Crossing on an elephant was now too risky , and I could do no more than watch . Soon the logs began to bob as they ...
work that I crossed early one morning . The skies were lowering when I set out and I planned to be home by noon . I ... Crossing on an elephant was now too risky , and I could do no more than watch . Soon the logs began to bob as they ...
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... crossing ; hence the expedition crossed on skin rafts improvised for the purpose . CROSSING THE YANGTZE ON COATSKIN RAFTS Three men would push and paddle with their feet , while two in front would pull . Striking a whirlpool , just off ...
... crossing ; hence the expedition crossed on skin rafts improvised for the purpose . CROSSING THE YANGTZE ON COATSKIN RAFTS Three men would push and paddle with their feet , while two in front would pull . Striking a whirlpool , just off ...
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... crossed by cause- ways , almost isolates the town . One won- ders how its defenders of a century ago staved off famine as long as they did . When a desperate midnight sortie failed , on April 22 , 1826 , the revolutionists blew up the ...
... crossed by cause- ways , almost isolates the town . One won- ders how its defenders of a century ago staved off famine as long as they did . When a desperate midnight sortie failed , on April 22 , 1826 , the revolutionists blew up the ...
Contents
Château LandFrances Pageant on the Loire 10 illustrations in color 466 | 272 |
Color Cameras First Aërial Success By MELVILLE BELL GROSVENOR 9 illustrations | 344 |
Gigantic Brazil and Its Glittering Capital By FREDERICK SIMPICH__ 733 | 385 |
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