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0241977258 
Paperback The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war and Everest / Ed Caesar ; illustration by Mark Thomas.
Publication year: 2021
Media class: Paperback
Category: Non-fiction
Publisher: UK : Penguin Books, 2021.
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780241977255 (pbk.) :
Available: 2
Number of reservations: 0
Description:
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.
Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934.
Mountaineers Great Britain Biography.
Air pilots Great Britain Biography.
Mountaineering Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) History.
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024197724X 
eBook 
Year: 2020.
Language: English
Media class: eBook
Publisher: Penguin Books,
Resource type: Electronic material
1 online resource (320 pages)
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computer
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0670921890
Hardback
Year: 2015.
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Content type: Catalogue
Publisher: Viking,
Resource type: Physical
ix, 242 pages ; 24 cm
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