| Edition |
First Reader Press hardcover edition. |
| Descript |
xxiv, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-258). |
| 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"--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934.
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Mountaineers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Air pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781501143373 (hardcover) |
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1501143379 (hardcover) |
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