| Edition |
First Reader Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xxiv, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
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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Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934. (OCoLC)fst01620336
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Air pilots. (OCoLC)fst00802420
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Mountaineering. (OCoLC)fst01028334
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Mountaineers. (OCoLC)fst01028364
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Asia -- Mount Everest.
(OCoLC)fst01333948
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781501143373 (hardcover) |
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1501143379 (hardcover) |
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