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CANTON ISLAND: AERIAL CROSSROADS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

by Carl Oates; John M. Sully

Published by Paladwr Press. Circa. 2003

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Purple cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos.

Spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges, and a couple of foxspots to half title-page. Wrapper has light edge-creasing and a few small nicks.

ISBN: 1888962216
Stock no. 2139171

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Contents

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Trans-Pacific Prelude
  • 2. Whales and Wilkes
  • 3. Recognition of the Crossroads
  • 4. Building the base
  • 5. Wartime Strategic Link
  • 6. Canton's Galvanic Effort
  • 7. LORAN
  • 8. International Family
  • 9. Natural Forces
  • 10. Landing at the Canton Crossroads
  • 11. Living at Canton Island
  • 12. Astronautical Flights
  • 13. A Final Tribute
  • MAPS
  • 1. Flight of the Southern Cross
  • 2. Path of the Eclipse
  • 3. Earhart's Search for Howland Island
  • 4. Pan American Airways, 1941
  • 5. Canton Island
  • 6. NATS in the Pacific War
  • 7. Northside
  • 8. Southside
  • 9. Operation Galvanic
  • 10. NATS Network 1945
  • 11. The Republic of Kiribati
  • 12. Kiribati v. U.S.A.
  • Bibiliography (and Miscellaneous References)
  • Index

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