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On the Banks of the Amazon

By William Henry Giles Kingston

2020-04-23 21:05:39

[...]birds and beasts; and when we grow tired of paddling we will sail along before the wind; and we will have a tent, and sleep in it at night, and light a fire in front of it to cook our suppers and keep off the wild beasts; and then, when we arriv ... Read more
[...]birds and beasts; and when we grow tired of paddling we will sail along before the wind; and we will have a tent, and sleep in it at night, and light a fire in front of it to cook our suppers and keep off the wild beasts; and then, when we arrive at the upper end of the river, we will sell our canoe to the Indians, and trudge away on foot with knapsacks on our backs up the mountains, till we reach your father's house; and will not he be astonished to see us!" I agreed with him in his last idea certainly, but I was puzzled to think how we were to reach the mouth of the Amazon, [...].  Less

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File size493.703 KB
Print pages310
PublisherPublic Domain Book
Publication date2012-08-10
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1505315837
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William Henry Giles Kingston
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William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 – 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels. William Henry Giles Kingston was born in Harley...

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