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Author: Ian Mackersey
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 480
Few people today have ever heard of the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Yet during the brief thirty-eight years of his life between 1897 and 1935 he was one of the most celebrated public idols in history, becoming for a few years in the late '20s and early '30s a legend across the world for his brilliance as a pilot and his charismatic style among the pioneers of long-distance flying. He was the first to fly an aircraft across the Pacific from America to Australia (in 1928) and broke many solo flying records, and this brought him a status greater than any modern astronaut - a crowd of 300,000 greeted him in Sydney. But the price of his heroism was high and the demands for celebrity and a messy private life ended in tragedy off the coast of Burma in 1935 in an attempt to fly from England to Australia. Ian Mackersey's masterly portrait complements his outstanding biography JEAN BATTEN.
Author: Ian Mackersey
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 480
Few people today have ever heard of the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Yet during the brief thirty-eight years of his life between 1897 and 1935 he was one of the most celebrated public idols in history, becoming for a few years in the late '20s and early '30s a legend across the world for his brilliance as a pilot and his charismatic style among the pioneers of long-distance flying. He was the first to fly an aircraft across the Pacific from America to Australia (in 1928) and broke many solo flying records, and this brought him a status greater than any modern astronaut - a crowd of 300,000 greeted him in Sydney. But the price of his heroism was high and the demands for celebrity and a messy private life ended in tragedy off the coast of Burma in 1935 in an attempt to fly from England to Australia. Ian Mackersey's masterly portrait complements his outstanding biography JEAN BATTEN.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ian Mackersey
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 480
Few people today have ever heard of the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Yet during the brief thirty-eight years of his life between 1897 and 1935 he was one of the most celebrated public idols in history, becoming for a few years in the late '20s and early '30s a legend across the world for his brilliance as a pilot and his charismatic style among the pioneers of long-distance flying. He was the first to fly an aircraft across the Pacific from America to Australia (in 1928) and broke many solo flying records, and this brought him a status greater than any modern astronaut - a crowd of 300,000 greeted him in Sydney. But the price of his heroism was high and the demands for celebrity and a messy private life ended in tragedy off the coast of Burma in 1935 in an attempt to fly from England to Australia. Ian Mackersey's masterly portrait complements his outstanding biography JEAN BATTEN.
Author: Ian Mackersey
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 480
Few people today have ever heard of the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Yet during the brief thirty-eight years of his life between 1897 and 1935 he was one of the most celebrated public idols in history, becoming for a few years in the late '20s and early '30s a legend across the world for his brilliance as a pilot and his charismatic style among the pioneers of long-distance flying. He was the first to fly an aircraft across the Pacific from America to Australia (in 1928) and broke many solo flying records, and this brought him a status greater than any modern astronaut - a crowd of 300,000 greeted him in Sydney. But the price of his heroism was high and the demands for celebrity and a messy private life ended in tragedy off the coast of Burma in 1935 in an attempt to fly from England to Australia. Ian Mackersey's masterly portrait complements his outstanding biography JEAN BATTEN.
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