Smithy: The Life of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Couverture souple

Mackersey, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0751526568 ISBN 13 : 9780751526561

Editeur : Time Warner Paperbacks, 1999

Synopsis

During his brief 38 years of life, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897-1935) 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. The first person to fly an aircraft across the Pacific from America to Australia (in 1928) he 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. This biography explores his life and flying career.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ian Mackersey is a New Zealand writer and documentary film maker whose programmes since 1977 have won 24 awards internationally. He has worked in Hong Kong, London and Central Africa and before returning to New Zealand in 1983 he was head of film and television production at British Airways.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Time Warner Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0751526568
• ISBN 13: 9780751526561
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
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• Personne responsable: non disponible