West with the Night |
|
| Author:
| Markham, Beryl |
| Narrated by:
| Fields, Anna |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4332-4086-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
|
| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $31.96 |
Book Description:
|
Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west, describes her childhood on a farm in Kenya, her apprenticeship as a horse trainer, and her later career as a pioneer aviator who piloted passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa. Of her memoir Ernest Hemingway said, "...she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer....[she] can write rings around all of us who consider...
More DescriptionBeryl Markham, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west, describes her childhood on a farm in Kenya, her apprenticeship as a horse trainer, and her later career as a pioneer aviator who piloted passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa. Of her memoir Ernest Hemingway said, "...she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer....[she] can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves writers."