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Word: sledgesâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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Nearby were found three rifles, a harpoon, a boat, two sledges???all part of the emergency equipment of the balloon, of which there was no trace. The corpses' moccasins were severely worn, suggesting a long march over the floes from where the balloon came down. Most precious of all was Andree's diary. Its pages were so fragile that the finders feared to examine it. But one entry was visible? July 18, 1897, just one week after the fated takeoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Carnival | 9/1/1930 | See Source »

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