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Beryl Markham West with the Night
North Point Press 1982 0865471185 / 9780865471184 Paperback Very Good
"Some edge handling and the cover has light creasing.() West with the Night is the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and '30s. Regarded by many as one of the best adventure books ever! ID: mon0000103488"
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Beryl Markham West With the Night (Virago Travellers)
Virago Pr 1984 0860685411 / 9780860685418 Paperback Very Good
"tight, light yellowing, light creasing and rubbing of extremities() WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham -- aviator, racehorse trainer, fascinating beauty -and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and 30s. Markham was taken to Kenya at the age of four. As an adult she was befriended by Denys Finch-Hatton, the big-game hunter of OUT OF AFRICA fame, who took her flying in his airplane. Thrilled by the experience, Markham went on to become the first woman in Kenya to receive a commercial pilot's license. In 1936 she determined to fly solo across the Atlantic -- without stopping. When Charles Lindbergh did the same, he had the wind behind him. Markham, by contrast, had a strong headwind against her and a plane that only flew up to 163 mph. On 4 September, she took off ...Several days later, she crash-landed in Nova Scotia and became an instant celebrity. ID: mon0000087134"
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