Hunting With the Eskimos

Harry Whitney

Description

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Mr. Whitney has given us a book that is worth while, and one that should take and hold a promi nent place in the literature of travel and adventure.

Sujets

• Adventure (Guyana)
• Adventure

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243757077
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 29 Mo

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