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The ostrich for the defence
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Red cloth cover depicting an ostrich with its tail feathers raised.

The ostrich for the defence

Date1912
Names
FormatBook
Notes
An American discovers a lost Utopian city in the Sahara where the residents live in harmony raising ostriches. A semi-autobiographical novel by a failed ostrich farmer.
Medium
Hardcover books
DimensionsCover size: 20 cm x 14 cm (7 7/8 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Language
CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131181077728D
Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=4213811
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