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THE GOLDEN PERIL

December 1937

 

Valley of the Vanished: The Golden Peril presents more evidence of the high rank Doc holds with the Mayans.  During the war council, Doc sits as an equal at the head of the table with King Chaac. 

The reunion scene in Chapter Fifteen when Doc and his men return to The Valley of the Vanished is poignant.  It is one of the most touching and romantic scenes in the entire series.  King Chaac is speechless with emotion.  The reunion between he and Doc is super-charged with feeling.  Princess Monja is suffering the pains of a love that can never be fulfilled.  Her love is without hope. 

 

Western Historical Manuscript Collection: This story is attributed to Harold A. Davis.  There is only material available on this story in the archives is an outline.

 

December 11, 1937 – Italy leaves the League of Nations.

December 12, 1937 – Japanese planes sink the USS Panay in the Yangtze River in China.

December 13, 1937 – Japanese forces capture Nanking China and begin killing civilians.

December 21, 1937 - The Lincoln Tunnel officially opens.  The tunnel allowed motor vehicles to pass beneath the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey.

December 21 1937 – Movies: The Walt Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released.

December 29, 1937 – Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu commissioned.       

 

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