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First published in 1942, this is the autobiography of a remarkable aviator and racehorse trainer, based largely in Kenya. Reissue.
Synopsis:
This autobiography reveals the unusual life of innovator and adventurer Beryl Markham, the first woman in Africa to be granted a racehorse trainer's licence. Taking up flying in 1931, she invented big game hunting by air and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.
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308 pages
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP -
English9780860685418
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This autobiography reveals the unusual life of innovator and adventurer Beryl Markham, the first woman in Africa to be granted a racehorse trainer's licence. Taking up flying in 1931, she invented big game hunting by air and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.
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