The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 59National Geographic Society, 1931 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 206
... winds and maybe some days hove to , when there was too much wind to use . We went that way , as all sailing ships do , in the hope of getting strong west winds , in order that if we had to suffer acute discomfort , and cold and wet ...
... winds and maybe some days hove to , when there was too much wind to use . We went that way , as all sailing ships do , in the hope of getting strong west winds , in order that if we had to suffer acute discomfort , and cold and wet ...
Page 207
... wind refused flatly to go back to- ward any point west . We held on , giving the ship the full mainsail in the hope ... Wind God would take pity ' on us and at least let us come to the Horn , no matter what torment he wrecked on us on ...
... wind refused flatly to go back to- ward any point west . We held on , giving the ship the full mainsail in the hope ... Wind God would take pity ' on us and at least let us come to the Horn , no matter what torment he wrecked on us on ...
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... wind kept with us for a day or two and saw us clear of the Chatham Islands . We began to think it meant to stay , and that we would come to the Horn without further undue misery . COLD MISERY IN A SODDEN GALE But then the wind faltered ...
... wind kept with us for a day or two and saw us clear of the Chatham Islands . We began to think it meant to stay , and that we would come to the Horn without further undue misery . COLD MISERY IN A SODDEN GALE But then the wind faltered ...
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Through an Asiatic No Mans Land to the Desert | 319 |
Rounding the Horn in a Windjammer By A J VILLIERS 191 | 416 |
Scenic Resources of the Dominican Republic 28 illustrations in color from naturalcolor | 626 |
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