Author: SEABROOK, W.B.; WARREN, C.V.; CHINNERY, E.W.P.; TENCH, C.V.; GIBBONS, JOHN; LUKE, CLAUDE F.; TWEEDIE, JOHN T.; VERRILL, A. HYATT; FALTERSACK, FRED P.; WILSON, J.F.; O'BENEY, T.H.; "BILLY SEE"
Title: The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, April [Apr. ] 1929, Vol. LXII, No. 372: A Trip to Eskimo-Land / the White Brother of the Sheik
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1929. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Reginald; Silas, Ellis; Hall, Tom; Sindall, A.; Litchfield, G.. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part I - W.B. Seabrook's strange experiences among the nomad Bedouins - the Brethren of the Black Tents - and the weird sects of the Whirling and Howling Dervishes, all on his way to meet Mitkhal Pasha El Fayiz, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr - with photos; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part II - C.V. Warren describes a tea-planter's life in Ceylon; The Blank Space on the Map - A district officer ventures into the unexplored interior of British New Guinea; A Trip to Eskimo-Land - C.V. Tench had a memorable summer vacation steaming 2,000 miles from Waterways, Alberta to Aklavik in the Arctic Circle - with many nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II - The continued amusing account of John Gibbons' tramp from the coast of France to Lourdes; Captured by the Liquor-Pirates - A British ship is seized and its entire cargo stolen by American prohibition-era thugs; In Search of a "Missing Link" - A trip to the Republic of Dominica to observe the world's rarest animal, a strange beast called the Solenodon Paradoxus The Strangest House in the World - "Spirit Home", built by Sarah L. Winchester in the Santa Clara Valley of California - with photos; Mistaken Identity - A Canadian trapper in the Rockies has an unpleasant ordeal; Recalled to Life - Certain castes of Hindus firmly believe that the wandering priests known as Yogis have uncanny powers in connection with snakes which can even restore the dead to life!; Sandy Haggett's Secret Mine - Seeking to retire from the strenuous goldfields to the life of a storekeeper, the author and his brother are soon enmeshed in a puzzling affair. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this fascinating issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, April 1929, The White Brother of the Sheik, W.B. Seabrook, Bedouins, Brethren of the Black Tents, Whirling Dervishes, Howling Dervishes, Mitkhal Pasha El Fayiz, Sheik of Sheiks, Beni Sakhr, Ceylon, tea plantations, tea planters, C.V.. Good .

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