| Edition |
First Reader Press hardcover edition |
| Phys Descr |
xxiv, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
BPL: James S. & Frances Reynolds Stanley Fund. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Subject |
Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934
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Mountaineers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Air pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History
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| OCLC # |
1139767017 |
| ISBN # |
9781501143373 |
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1501143379 |
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