West with the night [electronic resource] / Beryl Markham.
This beautifully written autobiography brings us the remarkable life story of Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west. Brought up on a farm in Kenya, Markham chose to stay in Africa when, at seventeen, her father lost their farm and went to Peru. She began an apprenticeship as a racehorse trainer which turned into a highly successful career. In her twenties, Markham gave up horses for airplanes and became the first woman in East Africa to be granted a commercial pilot's license, piloting passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781433240867 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1433240866 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: [Ashland] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 8:57:45. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Anna Fields. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 128802 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Markham, Beryl. Women air pilots > Great Britain > Biography. Women air pilots > Africa > Biography. |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |