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... wind and was beat- ing about , waiting for a " slant , " or a favor- able shift of wind , to get through the strait . We kept every stitch on our vessel , deter- mined that we would lead her through , whether we had a slant or not . In ...
... wind and was beat- ing about , waiting for a " slant , " or a favor- able shift of wind , to get through the strait . We kept every stitch on our vessel , deter- mined that we would lead her through , whether we had a slant or not . In ...
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... wind , with little progress . The Cape Horn sailing ship is built for gales and is not afraid of storm ; light winds ... wind until it was so depressed it wouldn't blow . " Nothing is the same since the war , " he said , " not even the ...
... wind , with little progress . The Cape Horn sailing ship is built for gales and is not afraid of storm ; light winds ... wind until it was so depressed it wouldn't blow . " Nothing is the same since the war , " he said , " not even the ...
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... wind , without aid of engine or of man , this was not bad . Stories of runs exceeding 300 miles by these deep - laden mod- ern sailing ships are much more numerous than such actual per- formances . If the per- formance were not so rare ...
... wind , without aid of engine or of man , this was not bad . Stories of runs exceeding 300 miles by these deep - laden mod- ern sailing ships are much more numerous than such actual per- formances . If the per- formance were not so rare ...
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Montserrat Spains Mountain Shrine By E JOHN LONG | 121 |
Life and Color Under the Rising Sun Japan 12 illustrations in color from natural color | 288 |
Motor Trails in Japan By W ROBERT MOORE | 303 |
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