Author: SMITH, ALBERT E.; KNIGHT, MRS. HUBERT G.; MACKIE, DONALD; BESLEY, J. CAMPBELL; MACARTHUR, L.W.A.; PITT-KETHLEY, VICTOR; STEVENS, GEORGE, WATERS, THOROLD; STOCK, RALPH; VIVIAN, HERBERT; INNES, J.R.
Title: The Wide World, the Magazine for Men, December [Dec. ] 1915, Vol. 36, No. 212 - Down the Amazon from Source to Mouth
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1915. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Somerfield, Thomas; Rountree, Harry; Jackson, A.E.. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Retribution - how a worthless son was punished on a ship circa 1902; My Experiences in Uganda - Mrs. Hubert G. Knight describes housekeeping in the heart of Africa where she also accompanied her husband on hunting trips to wild parts of Uganda; The Lost "Luck" - an important family talisman is lost and finally recovered in White Russia; Down the Amazon from Source to Mouth - Part III - J. Campbell Besley continue their dangerous journey, with interesting photos; Pat Ryan's Eldorado - L.W.A. MacArthur, F.G.S, recounts how a gang of rogues imposed upon a credulous Irish farmer; The Wonder-Lake of Trinidad - Pitch Lake - a seemingly bottomless lake of asphalt - article with photos; A Tough Ten Minutes - un uncommonly nasty predicament in River Falls, Wisconsin in 1902 involving Harry Owen; A Pressed Man - an amusing story of the early days of the Australian Light Horse; In Search of Adventure - Part V - the story of a chequered cruise, including photo of ocean graveyard Middleton Reef and 2,000 tons of coal burned by the French to prevent their capture by the Germans; The Fishermen's Republic - a photo-illustrated visit to the tiny Republic of Noli, founded before Rome; "Ways That Are Dark" - Former Straits Settlements public official J.R. Innes describes the cunning and audacity of the Chinese criminal; Photo of a large "Kelek", a raft of inflated goatskins, on the Euphrates; Photo of members of the I.W.W. being water-cannoned in San Diego; and more. pp. 8 [ads], 99-190, 10-32 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, December 1915, Uganda, Mrs. Hubert G. Knight, Family Talisman, White Russia, Amazon - exploration, J. Campbell Besley Pat Ryan, L.W.A. MacArthur F.G.S, Wonder-Lake of Trinidad, Pitch Lake, asphalt lake, River Falls Wisconsin, Harry. Good .

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