Fate is the hunter
A biography detailing the experiences of the American novelist, including his time as an air pilot in World War II. This is an account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He's flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times. Here he reveals the characters he's known and the dramas he's experienced, portraying fate (or death) as a hunter constantly in pursuit of pilots. This is an account of both the history of aviation and one man's life in the…
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- Full title :Fate is the hunter / Ernest K. Gann.
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A biography detailing the experiences of the American novelist, including his time as an air pilot in World War II. This is an account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He's flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times. Here he reveals the characters he's known and the dramas he's experienced, portraying fate (or death) as a hunter constantly in pursuit of pilots. This is an account of both the history of aviation and one man's life in the air.
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- Publication Date:©1961.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1961.
The Physical Object
- Description:xviii, 390 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780671636036, 0671636030
- oclc:ocn607397761
- LC Classification:PS3513.A56
- Dewey Decimal:813/.54
Table of Contents
The innocents -- A novitiate -- Humility learned -- A captain -- The seasoning -- Of Numbers -- Gypsies -- Rule books are paper -- Valhalla -- A lonely, unloved ship -- The numbers -- Cold -- Heat -- Fortune -- A hole -- A pretender -- A certain embarrassment -- Tragedy and escape.
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