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Zone Policeman 88

Zone Policeman 88

Harry A. Franck / Harry AFranck

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Press Holdings International
Año de edición:
2002
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781410101211
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Originally published in 1913, during the construction of the Panama Canal, Harry A. Franck tells the story of his service as a police officer in the Canal Zone. Franck was a well-known travel writer in the first half of the twentieth century. He missed none of the color and humor and adventures of his experiences; and his book is a faithful and fascinating picture of all he saw and heard and enjoyed - enjoyed to the full and makes his reader enjoy. There are many photographs of the canal construction and other scenes taken by the author.

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