The moth and the mountain : a true story of love, war, and Everest / Ed Caesar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caesar, Ed, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilson, Maurice, 1898-1934.

Wilson, Maurice.

Mountaineers--Great Britain--Biography.

Mountaineers.

Great Britain.

Air pilots--Great Britain--Biography.

Air pilots.

Mountaineering--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)--History.

Mountaineering.

History.

Asia--Mount Everest.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Reader Press hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020.

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."--Amazon.

Contents:

Prologue: The world will be on fire

Do I understand this madman?

Owing to his pluck

Exiles in a strange country

Good old days of early freedom

Bullet-proof soldier

The naked soul

Most amazing air adventure ever attempted

He is not repeat not to proceed

Adventure personified

All pretty

Moorland grass

Cheerio

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258).

ISBN:

9781501143373

1501143379

OCLC:

1139767017