The moth and the mountain, a true story of love, war, and Everest, Ed Caesar
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The moth and the mountain, a true story of love, war, and Everest, Ed Caesar
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258)
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The moth and the mountain
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bibliography
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1139767017
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Ed Caesar
Sub title
a true story of love, war, and Everest
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
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adult
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