Word: overlander
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...Overland Park, Kans...
...attacked by a grizzly. Badly mauled, Harris is left for dead by the other members of his expedition, under the command of salty old Captain Henry (John Huston). He vows revenge. After virtually resurrecting himself, he hunts up some food, whittles a crutch, constructs a spear and strikes out overland in search of retribution...
...were losing rail passenger service, Garfield and his associates then turned to the public, sold 700,000 shares of common stock at $10 a share to buy equipment. Thus they are launching their operation debt-free. The Seaboard Coast Line provides the crews, maintenance and track for this lavish overland cruise...
Providing the trappings kept Paris merchants-who supplied everything -busy for a whole year. Bimonthly flights of aircraft and convoys of trucks that made the overland trip from Paris with relays of drivers transported the wares to the desert...
...barge itself is a motorless wonder. While the orchestra members travel overland by bus, Boudreau moves the barge from stop to stop, like a kind of riverside hitchhiker. All the tow captains know the Point Counterpoint, as the barge is officially known, and willingly put a towline aboard and move it on to the next town. That saves the orchestra $12,000 to $15,000 a summer in tow charges. Placed against the orchestra's annual $90,000 budget, the saving is substantial...