Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 70 Chappell, George S. (George Shepard) 1877 1946 Traprock, Walter E. Chappell, George Shepard The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Etext produced by Phil McLaury, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Illustrated html file produced by David Widger "The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas" by Walter E. Traprock is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century, specifically the 1920s. The book chronicles an adventurous expedition taken by the Kawa, a yacht owned by the author, along with a colorful crew including a hard-bitten captain, a retired farmer, an artist, and a scientist. Their journey leads them to discover the mysterious Filbert Islands, where they encounter vibrant new environments and cultures, filled with unique flora, fauna, and the simple yet profound daily lives of the island's indigenous people. At the start of the expedition, Traprock and his companions celebrate the Fourth of July while stranded in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, only to be caught in a devastating storm that wreaks havoc on their ship. After battling the tempest, they manage to find refuge near an uncharted island, leading to their initial encounters with the local inhabitants—the Filbertines. The locals, who possess a deep connection to their environment, quickly engage Traprock and his team with kindness and curiosity. The opening chapters establish a whimsical tone, laced with humor and keen observations, as the explorers navigate their new surroundings, marveling at both the natural beauty and the astonishing simplicity of life on the Filbert Islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Oceania -- Fiction Burlesque (Literature) PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 199367 199374 2024-10-03T09:49:04.836247 2023-10-03T08:50:46.135481 text/html text/html 198905 2021-01-27T02:46:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 2585768 2021-01-27T02:46:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2287547 2024-10-03T09:49:14.366692 application/epub+zip 2282413 2024-10-03T09:49:09.122229 application/epub+zip 137259 2024-10-03T09:49:07.407255 application/epub+zip 2482739 2024-10-03T09:49:18.151706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2458093 2024-10-03T09:49:12.633723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250745 2022-09-03T12:30:39.429054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163565 163396 2024-10-03T09:49:04.148243 2023-10-03T08:50:45.580457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 163130 2013-02-12T15:50:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66898 2013-02-12T15:52:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20107 2024-10-03T09:49:18.296669 application/rdf+xml 20438 2024-10-03T09:49:07.963246 image/jpeg 4506 2024-10-03T09:49:07.684255 image/jpeg 2703603 2024-10-03T09:49:04.907261 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia