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West with the night / Beryl Markham.

Markham, Beryl. (Author).

Summary:

West with the Night is the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and '30s.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0865471185
  • ISBN: 9780865471184
  • Physical Description: 293 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : North Point Press, 1983.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1942.
Formatted Contents Note:
Message from Nungwe -- Men with blackwater die -- Stamp of wilderness -- Why do we fly? -- He was a good lion -- Still is the land -- Praise God for the blood of the bull -- And we be playmates, thou and I -- Royal exile -- Was there a horse with wings? -- My trail is north -- Hodi! -- Na Kupa Hati M'Zuri -- Errands of the wind -- Birth of a life -- Ivory and Sansevieria -- I may have to shoot him -- Captives of the rivers -- What of the hunting, hunter bold? -- Kwaheri means farewell -- Search for a Libyan fort -- Benghazi by candlelight -- West with the night -- Sea will take small pride.
Subject:
Markham, Beryl.
Women air pilots > Biography.
Women air pilots > Great Britain > Biography.
Women air pilots > Africa > Biography.
Africa, East > Description and travel.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library BIO MARK MARK 1983 286604 Biography Reshelving -

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