COMPLETE [Exploration] The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators by Hendrik van Loon - kiki

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The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators by Hendrik van Loon (1882 - 1944).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-golden-book-of-the-dutch-navigators-by-hendrik-van-loon/
This is a story of magnificent failures. The men who equipped the expeditions of which I shall tell you the story died in the poorhouse. The men who took part in these voyages sacrificed their lives as cheerfully as they lighted a new pipe or opened a fresh bottle. Some of them were drowned, and some of them died of thirst. A few were frozen to death, and many were killed by the heat of the scorching sun.
But what of it? It was all in the day's work. These excellent fellows took whatever came, be it good or bad, or indifferent, with perfect grace, and kept on smiling. They kept their powder dry, did whatever their hands found to do, and left the rest to the care of that mysterious Providence who probably knew more about the ultimate good of things than they did. ( From the preface)
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Open for business. Readers and DPL welcome! :)
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Post by silverquill »

I would be glad to start with Section 00 :)
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Great! 00 is yours, Larry! :thumbs:
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Post by Piotrek81 »

I'd like to take section 3.
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Piotrek81 wrote: July 3rd, 2019, 10:04 am I'd like to take section 3.
Section 3 assigned to you! :)
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Post by Piotrek81 »

My mistake. I meant Chapter 3 (Spitzbergen).
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Post by Foon »

Hi Kristine,
May I claim section 15?
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Post by Availle »

If Piotr wants to do Spitzbergen after all, could I do the Chapter II on the North-East passage please?
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Piotrek81 wrote: July 3rd, 2019, 12:45 pm My mistake. I meant Chapter 3 (Spitzbergen).
Availle wrote: July 3rd, 2019, 5:39 pm If Piotr wants to do Spitzbergen after all, could I do the Chapter II on the North-East passage please?
Changed according to your wishes! :)
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Foon wrote: July 3rd, 2019, 2:20 pm Hi Kristine,
May I claim section 15?
Sure - assigning section 15 to you!
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I can DPL if you want :9:
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I would be happy to claim Sections 6 and 7, the voyages to India..
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Could I also have Section 14, Tasman explores Australia. That's my part of the world :D
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elsieselwyn wrote: July 4th, 2019, 8:19 am I can DPL if you want :9:
Welcome aboard! :9:
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