Gay-Neck
the story of a pigeon
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Author
Contributions
- Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965 - Contributor
Publication
1965 - Dutton, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
49,250 words, Guess
Page Count
197 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15550726M
Classifications
- DDC[Fic]
- LCCQL795.B57 M8 1968
Alternate Titles
- Newbery medal book, 1928.
Description
The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its service during the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield.
First Sentence
THE CITY OF CALcutta, which boasts of a million people, must have at least two million pigeons.
Subjects
Other Editions
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