Author: THOMAS, T.J.; PARSONS, CAPTAIN A.H.; NOLAN, JOHN H.E.; GIBBONS, JOHN; BATSON, ALFRED; BREDON, JULIET; RADDATZ, N.A.; LAMOND, HENRY G.; O'DELL, BARRY; SEABROOK, W.B.; STUART-REID, G.E.
Title: The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, May 1929, Vol. LXIII, No. 373: The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record / Byways of Old Peking
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1929. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Walton, John. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Fought a Regiment - Bandit, murderer and escaped felon, "human monster" Paul Jawarski was pursued by over 250 heavily-armed policemen; The Optimist - The moving story of a gentleman who thought he could make a profitable living out of elephant-hunting; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record - Part I - Robert Copeman and John H.E. Nolan set out from Edmonton for the Gulf of Mexico over 6,000 miles away! - article with photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part III - The continued misadventures of John Gibbons as he tramps from the French coast to Lourdes; "Hitch-Hiking" Across the United States - Alfred Batson hitch-hiked from New York to San Francisco and had some very odd and exciting adventures - includes map and photo; Byways of Old Pekin [Peking / Beijing] - A wonderfully photo-illustrated presentation of the quaint street-life of the unspoiled native quarters of the Chinese capital, where things still go on much as they did in the Middle Ages; What Happened at "Warne's Folly" - A prospector's terrible predicament in an abandoned Queensland mineshaft; The Horns of a Dilemma - A Queensland bushman's amusing account of an argument with a bad-tempered old cow; Saved By Man-Eating Sharks - A deep-sea diver's terrifying experience in the Sulu Sea; "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part II of W.B. Seabrook's adventurous trip to meet Mitkhal Pasha, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr, with photos; Photo and bried write-up of a large sink hole near Sharon Springs, Kansas; The Mystery of Crocodile Pool - A weird adventure that befell a young police corporal who is now one of the leading officers of the South African C.I.D. 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, May 1929, Wieczorek, Effinger, Jacob Graul, The Man Who Fought a Regiment, Paul Jawarski, The Optimist, elephant hunting, The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, Robert Copeman, John H.E. Nolan, Edmonton, A Fool Afoot in France, John Gibb. Good .

Keywords: 1929 Back Issues Travel Exploration & Crime