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. As rich and inspiring as when it was first written, West with the Night captures the spirit of a true pioneer woman.
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- Beryl Markham - Author
- Anna Fields - Narrator
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781481580373
- File size: 258148 KB
- Release date: June 27, 2005
- Duration: 08:57:48
MP3 audiobook
- ISBN: 9781481580373
- File size: 258182 KB
- Release date: June 27, 2005
- Duration: 08:57:45
- Number of parts: 8
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English
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Lexile® Measure:1140
Text Difficulty:8-9