Diamonds and Romance in the Diamonds of Malopo
A breezy adventure tale by Victor Rousseau follows Winton Garrett, a 25 year old American heir who travels to South Africa to salvage a $100,000 inheritance invested in a diamond mine. He faces fierce odds, discovers romance with a pivotal woman, and earns a dramatic victory amid Boer War era color and peril.
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Victor Rousseau
Harrow
Oxford
United States
South Africa
Winton Garrett
New York
Archie Garrett
Archie
Winton
Winten
Malopo
Inheritance Shadows Over Winton and Archie
Winton Garrett, newly twenty five, awaits a 100000 inheritance to be turned over by trustee Archie, his unreliable cousin. Archie touts rubber and diamond investments, mismanaging funds and evading clear accountability as Winton probes for deeds and truth.
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Broadway
Winton Garrett
Winton
Archie
Archie Garrett
de Jahowit
Jove
Win
George
Java
West Indies
Kaat Indies
Blood splashed from artery as De Witt reeled and fell backward
An eyewitness account describes De Witt being struck and losing balance as blood gushed from an artery, causing a dramatic fall. The fragment notes a violent incident with graphic detail avoided.
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de Witt
Bee Work: The Single Bee's Endless Labor
Fragmentary text notes a single bee and its tireless work ethic and journey. It emphasizes industry and energy without clear context or outcome. The snippet hints at honey production as a small part of vast effort.
Conquest of the Poles A D 1911
A narrative of polar exploration tracing the quest for the North Pole from early efforts by Davis and Barents to Peary and the Roosevelt expedition. It details shipboard peril, Eskimo training, and the buildup of supplies and bases as the final push toward the Pole unfolds.
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Barents
Hudson
Great Britain
Lieutenan Greely
United States Army
Doctor Nansen
Norway
Duke d’Abruzzi
Peary
Polar Sea
North Pole
Pole
Jlandera
Labrador
Greenland
Canada
Baffin’s Bay
Arctic Ocean
Roosevelt
Grant Land
Bartlett
Teddy
Cape Columbia
Pilon
Peary's Pole Quest and Rivalry with Cook Amundsen
The narrative recounts Roald Peary’s march to the North Pole with staged camp progression and a final flag planting bearing the United States ensign. It contrasts Peary's achievement with rival claims by Doctor Cook and Roald Amundsen, praising Amundsen's polar leadership over Scott and lamenting perceived slights in the public record.
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Doctor Goodsell
Camp A
Mr. Borup
Camp B
Professor Marvin
Camp C
Captain Bartlette
Peary
North Pole
N. Lat
United States of America
United States
Robert ‘Hb. Peary
United States Navy
Arctic
Doctor Cook
Pole
Greenland
Danish Geographical Society
Commander Peary
Roald Amundsen
Northwest Passage
South Pole
Amundsen
Scott
Norway
Sander
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Diamonds and
Romance
Viviane
J. Gold Mines
Cafe Parfait
Zi Winton
Johannesburg
Kimberley
de Wittis
Matopo
Indies
Second National Bank
Henry VIII
England
John Davis
Sanderson
Upernivik
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