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- catalog abstract "Richard Halliburton's fifth and last book, Seven League Boots, illustrates how he followed the orders to move fast, visit strange places, and meet anyone who was interesting with passion and abandon. America's favorite adventure writer dined with, Haile Selassie and rode the Rhinocerous Express in Ethiopia, had an audience with King Ibn Saud outside the gates of Mecca (which he had tried to sneak into), and finally rode an elephant over the Alps, following the tracks of Hannibal. This is Halliburton at his best, reckless and romantic, and it is the last chapter of a life grown tragic. Nearing 40, physically exhausted, and in financial trouble, Halliburton thought to roll the dice once again, hoping that the charm that had always saved him in the past would materialize one more time. Soon after finishing this book, he embarked on his last, fatal, journey.".
- catalog contributor b7278765.
- catalog created "[1935]".
- catalog date "1935".
- catalog date "[1935]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1935]".
- catalog description "New foreword / by Tahir Shah -- Introduction : Seven league boots -- Devil's Island in America -- A battle and a cat -- His majesty the dishwasher -- The black king's castle -- The bones of Columbus -- How to buy an elephant -- The massacre of the Romanoffs. The assassin ; The victims ; The death house ; Slaughter ; Postscript -- The wheat and the emeralds -- Mrs. Lenin -- The hundred happiest children in the world -- Straight talk from Russia -- The oldest man in the world -- The last of the crusaders -- Out of Russia -- The Sultana of Turkey -- from Martinique -- No woman's land -- The involuntary monk -- The city of the minotaur -- The deadliest sport in history -- Horror Island -- Scarlet sister Salome -- Hadji Halliburton -- The giant -- The rhinoceros express -- The king of kings -- In the tracks of Hannibal -- Uphill -- Half-way to heaven -- The elefantessa.".
- catalog description "Richard Halliburton's fifth and last book, Seven League Boots, illustrates how he followed the orders to move fast, visit strange places, and meet anyone who was interesting with passion and abandon. America's favorite adventure writer dined with, Haile Selassie and rode the Rhinocerous Express in Ethiopia, had an audience with King Ibn Saud outside the gates of Mecca (which he had tried to sneak into), and finally rode an elephant over the Alps, following the tracks of Hannibal. This is Halliburton at his best, reckless and romantic, and it is the last chapter of a life grown tragic. Nearing 40, physically exhausted, and in financial trouble, Halliburton thought to roll the dice once again, hoping that the charm that had always saved him in the past would materialize one more time. Soon after finishing this book, he embarked on his last, fatal, journey.".
- catalog extent "417 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Seven league boots.".
- catalog isFormatOf "Seven league boots.".
- catalog issued "1935".
- catalog issued "[1935]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company".
- catalog relation "Seven league boots.".
- catalog subject "910.4".
- catalog subject "G463 .H26".
- catalog subject "Voyages and travels.".
- catalog tableOfContents "New foreword / by Tahir Shah -- Introduction : Seven league boots -- Devil's Island in America -- A battle and a cat -- His majesty the dishwasher -- The black king's castle -- The bones of Columbus -- How to buy an elephant -- The massacre of the Romanoffs. The assassin ; The victims ; The death house ; Slaughter ; Postscript -- The wheat and the emeralds -- Mrs. Lenin -- The hundred happiest children in the world -- Straight talk from Russia -- The oldest man in the world -- The last of the crusaders -- Out of Russia -- The Sultana of Turkey -- from Martinique -- No woman's land -- The involuntary monk -- The city of the minotaur -- The deadliest sport in history -- Horror Island -- Scarlet sister Salome -- Hadji Halliburton -- The giant -- The rhinoceros express -- The king of kings -- In the tracks of Hannibal -- Uphill -- Half-way to heaven -- The elefantessa.".
- catalog title "Seven league boots, by Richard Halliburton ...".
- catalog type "text".