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The dramatic true story of a remarkable woman growing up in Africa in the 1920s: the excitement of big game hunting and horse training, and the first solo flight across the Atlantic from east to west. It's named one of the ten greatest adventure books of all time, as selected by a panel assembled by National Geographic Adventure. The author describes growing up in an Africa that no longer exists, training and breeding race horses, flying mail to Sudan, and being the first woman to fly the Atlantic from east to west
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The Illustrated West With the Night, Beryl Markham
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- Released
- 2018
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Beryl Markham
- Publisher
- WWW.SNOWBALLPUBLISHING.COM
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 294
- ISBN10
- 1684116511
- ISBN13
- 9781684116515
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Adventure, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Friendship, 20th century, British Literature, Africa, Flying
- Original title
- West with the night
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- The dramatic true story of a remarkable woman growing up in Africa in the 1920s: the excitement of big game hunting and horse training, and the first solo flight across the Atlantic from east to west. It's named one of the ten greatest adventure books of all time, as selected by a panel assembled by National Geographic Adventure. The author describes growing up in an Africa that no longer exists, training and breeding race horses, flying mail to Sudan, and being the first woman to fly the Atlantic from east to west