West with the Night by Beryl Markham

West with the Night by Beryl Markham

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This is a travel autobiography of a woman brought up in the Africa of the early 1900s, who spent her childhood playing with Nandi children, hunting with warriors and running wild. In 1936 she made world headlines by becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.

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West with the Night by Beryl Markham

This is a travel autobiography of a woman brought up in the Africa of the early 1900s, who spent her childhood playing with Nandi children, hunting with warriors and running wild. In 1936 she made world headlines by becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west. She was also a race-horse trainer and legendary beauty. There are pictures of Beryl Markham showing her both in moments of privacy and public triumph, her horses, her planes, her friends, and the landscape and wildlife of Kenya.
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ISBN 13 9781853810732
ISBN 10 1853810738
Title West with the Night
Author Beryl Markham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1989-09-14
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.