An edition of Fate Is the Hunter (1961)

Fate Is the Hunter

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An edition of Fate Is the Hunter (1961)

Fate Is the Hunter

2nd Crest printing

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  • ★★★★ ★ 4.7 (3 ratings) ·
  • 109 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 7 Have read

The story of one pilots journey from corn field flying to the early days of commercial aviation, through the second world war and post war flying. Well written, full of grit, drama, some humor, and some luck.

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Publisher
Crest / Fawcett
Language
English
Pages
352

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Subjects

Air pilots, American Novelists, Biography, personal narratives, careers, Correspondence, reminiscences, American Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945, Authors, american, Air pilots, biography, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american, Authors, biography

People

Ernest K. Gann

Places

United States

Times

Late 1930s to late 1940s, 20th century

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Cover of: Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter
1986, Simon and Schuster
Paperback in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter
1962-03, Crest / Fawcett
Mass Market Paperback in English - 2nd Crest printing
Cover of: Fate is the Hunter
Fate is the Hunter
1961, Simon and Schuster
Hardcover in English - 9th printing

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Edition Notes

Crest Book R502
A Crest Reprint
Second Crest printing

Published in
Greenwich, CT, USA
Copyright Date
1961

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
818.54
Library of Congress
PS3513.A56 F3

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
352 p. ;
Number of pages
352

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24548001M
Internet Archive
fateishunter00gann
OCLC/WorldCat
6595271
Goodreads
34632001

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Work Description

Ernest K. Gann’s classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine.

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THIS IS NOT a war story — and yet it is.
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