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Page 131
ing , we noted with mixed alarm and curiosity a small sailing vessel a mile away ,
barely visible against the island ' s sand and green background . It could hardly
be Japanese , and after the reassuring reception of the day before , it seemed ...
ing , we noted with mixed alarm and curiosity a small sailing vessel a mile away ,
barely visible against the island ' s sand and green background . It could hardly
be Japanese , and after the reassuring reception of the day before , it seemed ...
Page 138
We drove on straight ahead . The spook grew alarmingly in length . Then , as
though a curtain had been lifted , the haze thinned all at once and there lay an
island . The weather had been too thick for more than a couple of fuzzy sun sights
.
We drove on straight ahead . The spook grew alarmingly in length . Then , as
though a curtain had been lifted , the haze thinned all at once and there lay an
island . The weather had been too thick for more than a couple of fuzzy sun sights
.
Page 140
This rich - appearing island really was poor , explained one of the Moros , many
of whom spoke English quite well . Some farming was done on Tagao , but the
jungle fought back for every inch of ground tilled . Now , most of them came here
...
This rich - appearing island really was poor , explained one of the Moros , many
of whom spoke English quite well . Some farming was done on Tagao , but the
jungle fought back for every inch of ground tilled . Now , most of them came here
...
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| Title | Cruise of the Lanikai: Incitement to War |
| Author | Kemp Tolley |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press, 1973 |
| ISBN | 0870211323, 9780870211324 |
| Length | 345 pages |
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