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Donn Fendler found in Maine's Mount Katahdin...



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July 26, 1939

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 26, 1939

* Donn Fendler found alive
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy


The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "Rescued Boy Scout Tells About His 9 Days in Woods" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on Donn Fendler being found alive after surviving 8 days in the mountains of Maine.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally in good condition.

wikipedia notes: Donn Conner Fendler was an American author and public speaker. From Rye, New York, he was 12 years old when he was separated from his family and became lost on Maine's Mount Katahdin. His disappearance launched a manhunt which became front page news throughout the nation and involved hundreds of volunteers. Donn survived for nine days without food or proper clothing, before following a stream and telephone line out of the woods near Stacyville, Maine. Fendler was dehydrated, covered with insect bites, and 16 pounds lighter than at the beginning of his odyssey, but otherwise unharmed. He credited his experience as a Boy Scout in helping him survive the ordeal.

Category: The 20th Century