The World on One Leg (in original dust jacket)

New York: A.L. Burt, 1928. Reissue. Hardcover. Royal blue cloth lettered in orange. 325 pp. Illustrated with photographic plates. Early reprint. Unique travelogue, a record of seven years in a young man's life (age 14 to 21) He was thrown on his own in Chicago at age 14, was cptured by Pancho Villa, logged in British Columbia, was a night watchman in Alaska, before losing his foot in an accident at 19. He eventually worked his way around the world on crutches, travelling 45,000 miles. A bright, fine example in the original, color illustrated dust jacket with waer about the edges and folds, even soiling. fine / good. Item #E9868B

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