Hairbreadth escapes of Major Mendax
his perilous encounters, startling adventures, and daring exploits with Indians, cannibals, wild beasts, serpents, ballons, geysers, etc., etc., all over the world, in the bowels of the earth and above the clouds : a personal narrative
by Francis Blake Crofton
"The narrator, a world traveler and explorer, tells his two nephews, Bill and Bob, a series of bedtime stories. In them the narrator travels through the continent of Africa in the role of big game hunter and feather merchant. He undergoes a series of wild adventures and escapes dealing with assorted African tribes--all of them apparently imaginary--and wildlife. His chief foes seem to be alligators, snakes, lions, and cannibals, all of them intent on devouring him."--http://www.ramblehouse.com/hairbreadthescapeschapter.htm.
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Title page printed in red and black.
Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
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