The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war and Everest /
by Caesar, Ed; Thomas, Mark.
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BookPublisher: UK : Penguin Books, 2021Description: xxvi, 259 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780241977255 (pbk.) :; 0241977258 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 WILSubject(s): Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934 | Mountaineers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Air pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography | Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History | Biography | Biography | Nepal | Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939 | Biography & non-fiction prose | Biography: historical, political & military | Biography: sportSummary: In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan: he would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit - all utterly alone. Wilson didn't know how to climb. He barely knew how to fly. But he had pluck, daring and a vision - he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world. Traumatised by his wartime experiences and leaving behind a trail of broken hearts, Wilson believed that Everest could redeem him. This is the tale of an adventurer unlike any you have ever encountered: an unforgettable story about the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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Originally published: New York: Avid Reader Press, 2020.
Includes bibliographical references.
In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan: he would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit - all utterly alone. Wilson didn't know how to climb. He barely knew how to fly. But he had pluck, daring and a vision - he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world. Traumatised by his wartime experiences and leaving behind a trail of broken hearts, Wilson believed that Everest could redeem him. This is the tale of an adventurer unlike any you have ever encountered: an unforgettable story about the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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