West With the Night (Virago Travellers)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Beryl Markham 著
• 出版社 little brown
• 出版时间 1984-06
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780860685418
• 定价 112.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 294页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WESTWITHTHENIGHTappearedon13bestsellerlistsonfirstpublicationin1942.IttellsthespellbindingstoryofBerylMarkham--aviator,racehorsetrainer,fascinatingbeauty-andherlifeintheKenyaofthe1920sand30s.MarkhamwastakentoKenyaattheageoffour.AsanadultshewasbefriendedbyDenysFinch-Hatton,thebig-gamehunterofOUTOFAFRICAfame,whotookherflyinginhisairplane.Thrilledbytheexperience,MarkhamwentontobecomethefirstwomaninKenyatoreceiveacommercialpilot'slicense.In1936shedeterminedtoflysoloacrosstheAtlantic--withoutstopping.WhenCharlesLindberghdidthesame,hehadthewindbehindhim.Markham,bycontrast,hadastrongheadwindagainstherandaplanethatonlyflewupto163mph.On4September,shetookoff...Severaldayslater,shecrash-landedinNovaScotiaandbecameaninstantcelebrity.

【作者简介】

BorninEnglandin1902,MarkhamgrewupinEastAfrica.Sheapprenticedasatrainerandbreederofracehorsesandinthe1930sbecameanAfricanbushpilot.In1936shebecamethefirstpersontoflysoloacrosstheAtlanticfromeasttowest.Markhamdiedsuddenlyin1986.