Author: GRISWOLD, ARTHUR H.; ST. NIHAL SINGH; HINDMARCH, G.W.; WILTON, ROBERT; POINDEXTER, W.B.; JONES, COLSTON G.; ET AL
Title: The Wide World Magazine, October (Oct. ) 1918 *Capturing Wild Elephants Alive!*
Description: New York: International New Company, 1918. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 85, 16 [ads] pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Features: "As I ran for the cliff a shell struck the truck just behind me, blowing it to pieces" - Arthur H. Griswold on the horrors of Gallipoli; Capturing Wild Elephants Alive, by St. Nihal Singh - including *amazing* photos of the Maharajah of Mysore's hunt; Tales of the Service - part VI - my smuggler-catching adventures, by G.W. Hindmarch, a retired customs and excise officer in the Shetland Islands; Behind the Scenes in Russia - part II - Robert Wilton reports on the war in Russia with many excellent photos including a German propaganda sheet (in Russian) which blames England for the war; Queer Fixes - trapped by rattlers, and 'twixt bear and rapids; In Unknown British Guiana - part II - many great photos; The Hold-up at the "Gem" - a tale from Lordsburg, New Mexico; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - part VI, by Fanny Bullock Markman and William Hunter Workman - with many super photos; How "Big Walsh" Held His Own - a mining experience in Bolivia; The Carrier-Pigeon in Wartime - many excellent photos; German Raids on the Cables - the first true account of Germany's daring efforts to cut Britain's underseas cable systems, with photos; The Falling Bucket - adventure involving a Bolivian silver mine; The Quaintest Horse-Race in the World - the annual Palio of Siena, Italy; Amazing photos of Mooseback riding in Rainy Lake, Ontario!. Sewer cleaning with an alligator in Fort Meade, Florida. Wonderful full-page WWI ad by AT&T with caption "How Belgium Stemmed the Tide". Clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this fascinating issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Gallipoli; Wild Elephants, St. Nihal Singh, Maharajah of Mysore, G.W. Hindmarch, Shetland Islands, Russian Revolution, Robert Wilton, German Propaganda, British Guiana , Lordsburg New Mexico, Eastern Karakoram - exploration, Fanny Bullock Markman, William. Good .

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