Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest

Title: Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest Author: Ed Caesar ISBN: 9781501143373 Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Published: 2020 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good G 1625397 Publisher Description: "An outstanding book." --The Wall Street Journal * "Gripping at every turn." --Outside * "A gem of a book." --The Guardian * "A hell of a ride." --The Times (London) An extraordinary true story about one man's attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own soul through an audacious adventure. In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit--all u