Letter from New Guinea.

Haugland, Vern, 1908-1984.

Verlag: New York, Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1943., 1943

Beschreibung

"War edition" ; 3 pp. 1 leaf, 3-148 pp. ; 19 cm. ;LCCN: 43-6881 ; OCLC: 1403759 ; LC: DU740; Dewey: 940.542 ; beige cloth with red lettering ; no dustjacket ; Vern Haugland was awarded the silver star by Douglas MacArthur for his perseverance after having parachuted from an aircraft out of fuel over the unmapped jungles of New Guinea, later separated and alone, managed to return to an inhabited region near the coast without food for many days ; he later became the chief aviation correspondent for the Associated Press for 21 years until his death of a heart attack at the Sundowner Hotel in Reno, Nevada in September of 1984 ; much worn ; G. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4938

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Letter from New Guinea.

Verlag: New York, Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1943.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1943

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: Book