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Fate Is The Hunter

Name: Fate Is The Hunter
Author: Ernest Kellogg Gann
ISBN: 9780671636036

by Ernest Kellogg Gann

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Overview

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.

This book takes the reader inside the shielded sanctum of an airplane's cockpit.

Synopsis

Ernest K. Gann's unforgettable autobiography as life as an airplane pilot—and the knowledge that every day on the job could be the last.

V.S. Pritchett

Mr. Gann is a writer saturated in a subject; he has the scale to make every instant sharp and important... New Statesmen

About the Author, Ernest Kellogg Gann

Ernest K. Gann is the author of numerous books, among them The High and the Mighty, Twilight for the Gods, The Aviator, and The Magistrate. He lives in Anacortes, Washington, and continues to write and publish prolifically.