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The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas

The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas

Traprock, Walter E.
Chappell, George S.

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ISBN10: 116276273X
ISBN13: 9781162762739
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas is a travelogue written by Walter E. Traprock. The book follows the author's journey aboard the Kawa, a small sailing vessel, as he explores the islands of the South Pacific. The book is divided into chapters that describe the various islands and cultures he encounters, including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and the Cook Islands. The author provides a detailed account of the people, customs, and natural beauty of each island. He also shares his experiences sailing and navigating the treacherous waters of the South Pacific. The book is filled with vivid descriptions of the landscape, wildlife, and local cuisine. The Cruise of the Kawa is a fascinating look at a bygone era of travel and exploration in the South Seas.1921. With seventeen illustrations and a map. Walter E. Traprock is the pseudonym for George S. Chappell. The Cruise of the Kawa is a professional, carefully crafted joke in the form of a parody. Towards the end of the story it introduces the several authors whose work it has aped: Fred O'Brien, Martin Johnson, William Beebe, MacQuarrie, Captain Bligh and Joseph Conrad. The actual author was George S. Chappell, a professional architect trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris after graduating from Yale in 1899. He was also known as George Shepard. He wrote a series of similar books over a 15-year period, into the 1930's.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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