The Burton Holmes Lectures, Vol. 5 of 10: With Illustrations From Photographs (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Holmes, Burton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267955944 ISBN 13: 9780267955947

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Burton Holmes Lectures, Vol. 5 of 10: With Illustrations From Photographs

Been there several times before. Of course the first land that we saw was Molokai, the island home of those upon whom the awful curse of leprosy has fallen. But we passed it afar off, as if the ship herself had heard the cry tun clean! Unclean! And soon the outline of the island faded from our view, while the volcanic shapes of Oahu rose higher and higher against the morning sky. Then Coco Head and Diamond Head are passed, and finally, almost.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267955944
• ISBN 13: 9780267955947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352