Turner, Richard E.MareMagnum
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The Wide World Magazine - February 1955 Vol.114, No.680
Features: Unknown New Zealand - Two young men set out to explore unmapped territory between Lake Te Anau and the coast, only to meet with disaster - A lake (Bloxham) and waterfall (Dorizac) discovered by these plucky young climbers are officially named after them; Saharan Adventure - includes encounters with the blue-eyed Tuaregs, the veiled nomads of the desert, who wear chain-mail armour of the Crusades and carry swords and lances; Six Wild Sheep - Describes author's experience trying to capture Alaskan wild sheep for a California zoo; The Pirates of the Ethel - First published in 1929, this is an authoritative account of one of the most remarkable cases of piracy on the high seas in Australian annals; Oakhill's "Souvenir" - the adventure of a crocodile hunter; The Tame Bandit - An amusing story arising out of the troubles in Malaya - Dragged away from farm and family by the terrorists, and forced to serve with them under the threat of death, an inoffensive little Chinese secretly vowed vengeance, and at long last achieved it; "Cockeye" - Phases of Life From All Over the World - Vivid little close-ups of manners and customs around the world; Guardians of the Mountains - The Wardens of Canada's National Parks. Colour 'Butlin's Holiday Camp' brochure laid-in. Staining to page i of advertisements. Front cover detached. Heavy wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine
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