Language: English
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 1970
ISBN 10: 0374301700 ISBN 13: 9780374301705
Seller: RiLaoghaire, Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 151 numbered pages; no dustjacket; minor darkening to text; ex-library with pocket and usual library markings and stickers and etc.; a number of minor marks to edges of closee pages; light wear to corners, edges, and spine of mostly green hardcover; sticker residue on cover; some medium smudges to cover; a few minor dings to cover; weighs 11 ounces; measures 8 by 5.3 by .7 inches; 040324; Describes twelve instances, including Lindbergh's transatlantic flight and the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk, in which man has attempted extraordinary feats against great odds.