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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Avid Reader Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
