Description: Measures 4-3/16" X 6-13/32", 186 pp, written by Irma McCall Taylor, original title PERILOUS JOURNEYS, stated "1st {Scholastic} printing. . .December 1963," published by Scholastic Book Service (NY), Scholastic paperback #T 521. This volume was written particularly for middle-school children, and features eleven true stories of individual bravery against serious and dangerous odds. Contents: A Race Against Death -- GUNNAR KASSON & his sled-dog BALTO brave Arctic cold & ice to bring vaccines to Nome, Alaska in 1925 Ride The Wild Water -- Major JOHN WESLEY POWELL rides in open boats along the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 Into The Crater's Mouth -- Dr. ARTHUR DAY & Dr. E. S. SHEPHERD climb deep inside KILAUEA VOLCANO in Hawaii in 1912 Adrift In The South Seas -- Captain WILLIAM BLIGH & 18 crew members in an open boat in the Pacific Ocean, after the mutiny on the ship BOUNTY in 1789 The Winning Of Everest -- EDMUND HILLARY & TENZING NORGAY successfully reach the peak of Mt. EVEREST in 1953 G-Man On The Trail -- Unknown F. B. I. agent tracks wanted criminal through the hills & mountains of Kentucky & Tennessee Jungle Trail Blazer -- Dr. DAVID LIVINGSTONE treks across Africa to bring healing & medicine to inhabitants in 1853-1854 Challenging The Deep -- JACQUES PICCARD voyages seven miles deep below the ocean in 1960 First Flight -- New York To Paris -- 1927 Solo Trans-Atlantic Flight Of CHARLES LINDBERGH American In Orbit -- PROJECT MERCURY Astronaut JOHN GLENN Circles The Earth In 1962 Peril At The SOUTH POLE -- Captain ROBERT FALCON SCOTT attempts to reach the SOUTH POLE in 1903 Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging materials, labor & fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!
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Book Title: Danger Zone aka Perilous Journeys
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: True Stories Of Adventure & Danger
Personalize: No
Format: Paperback
Type: Anthology
Features: 1st Edition, Vintage Paperback
Author: Irma McCall Taylor
Book Series: Scholastic Books
Publication Year: 1963
Language: English
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Publisher: Scholastic Book Service
Genre: Action, Adventure, Aviation, Crime & Thriller, Exploration, Discovery, History, Children & Young Adults
Binding: Paperback
Subject: Non Fiction
Special Attributes: 1st Printing
Year Printed: 1963
