Author: CHANAPPA, ANADARAYA; MARTYN, F.; MACALISTER, A.; "SPLIT-PIN"; GAUNT, M.; VON SOMEREN, A.; JONES, C.G.; TREADWAY, J.E.; JAMIESON, C.J.; LESLIE, H.; CONNERY, T.M.; BEATTIE, S.A.; ROSE, F.; NUGENT, J.E.; ROSE, F.; ET AL
Title: The Wide World Magazine - the Magazine for Everybody, Vol. XLIII - No. 254, June 1919 - Yellowstone Winter Tragedy / Wild African Dogs
Description: London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1919. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Wood, Stanley L.; Reynolds, Warwick; Bates, L.; Peddie, Tom. Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: My Tiger-Hunting Adventures in India; Adventures of Newspaper-Man, Frederic Martyn (part 2); Canada's New Wonderland - new railway in the neighbourhood of the Yellowhead Pass runs from Edmonton to Prince Rupert - article with great photos; The Raid - author brings down a Gotha; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part 4 - major article of times spent in China with many fascinating photos, including a 3-year-old couple engaged to be married!; Choking An Alligator; In a Cauldron of Fire; Lost in a Limestone Cave; Treed by a Leopard - a missionary's story of a Chinese farmer's terrible predicament; Through Holland in a Canal Boat - article with lovely photos; The Winter Tragedy of the Yellowstone - Corporal Thomas M. Connery recounts the life of the Yellowstone Mounted Police and the nerve-wracking, monotonous life of the winter guard, which led to a terrible tragedy; Photo of the smallest boot in the world; The Catching of "Black Abyss" - involves Australian horseman Harry Pitt; The Fatal Curve - rail coach goes down an embankment; A Fateful Night - adventures in the west - where revolvers settled disputes and vigilance committees made quick work of trials; My Experiences in the "Black Republic' - wild tales from Haiti (Hayti) "where complete savagery has been permitted until even recent years; My Adventures with African Wild Dogs - savage and cunning creatures of which little is known; The Bushranger - adventures involving a crook in the Australian goldfields; The "Water Trees" of the Soudan - the amazing Tebeldi tree - article with photos; Photo of large fruit tree being gassed beneath a large canvas to kill pests; Interesting back cover ad for Haywood's Tire Surgery features illustrations of Richard A. Oldham of Illinois and E.T. Buchmann of Chicago. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Everybody, Vol. XLIII - No. 254, June 1919 - Winter Tragedy of the Yellowstone / Adventures with Wild African Dogs My Tiger-Hunting Adventures in India; Adventures of Newspaper-Man, Frederic Martyn (part 2); Can. Fair .

Keywords: . . 254 1919 / Tiger Hunting ; Newspaper Man ( 2); Issues Africa Travel Exploration & Adventure