The moth and the mountain a true story of love, war, and Everest
"In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person t...
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2020.
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| Edition: | First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The moth and the mountain : |b a true story of love, war, and Everest / |c Ed Caesar. |
| 250 | |a First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Avid Reader Press, |c 2020. | |
| 300 | |a xxiv, 259 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue: The world will be on fire -- Do I understand this madman? -- Owing to his pluck -- Exiles in a strange country -- Good old days of early freedom -- Bullet-proof soldier -- The naked soul -- Most amazing air adventure ever attempted -- He is not repeat not to proceed -- Adventure personified -- All pretty -- Moorland grass -- Cheerio -- Epilogue. | |
| 520 | |a "In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit-- all utterly alone. Wilson doesn't know how to climb. He barely knows how to fly. But he has the right plane, the right equipment, and a deep yearning to achieve his goal. In 1933, he takes off from London in a Gipsy Moth biplane with his course set for the highest mountain on earth. Wilson's eleven-month journey to Everest is wild: full of twists, turns, and daring. Eventually, in disguise, he sneaks into Tibet. His icy ordeal is just beginning."--Amazon | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Wilson, Maurice, |d 1898-1934. |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Air pilots |z Great Britain |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mountaineering |z Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |x History. | |
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