The Lonely Sea and the Sky
The complete autobiography of the great adventurer Sir Francis Chichester, the first and fastest man to singlehandedly circumnavigate the globe Aged 18 and with a taste for adventure, Francis Chichester emigrated to New Zealand with ten pounds in his pocket. He tried his hand at a number of ill-fated careers-a boxer, shepherd, lumberjack, and gold prospector, to name a few-before returning to England. Having qualified as a pilot, in 1929 he embarked on his most famous solo flight in the de Havilland Gipsy Moth from England to Australia. Shortly afterward, he survived a near-death catastrophe i
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Print version:
Front Cover; AUTHOR'S NOTE; Line Illustrations; Contents; FOREWORD
GILES CHICHESTER; INTRODUCTION
J.R.L. ANDERSON; PART ONE; CHAPTER 1
THE BEGINNING OF THINGS; CHAPTER 2
SHADES OF THE PRISON HOUSE; CHAPTER 3
FARMHAND; CHAPTER 4
NEW ZEALAND; CHAPTER 5
GOLD AND COAL; CHAPTER 6
HUNTING A FORTUNE; CHAPTER 7
LEARNING TO FLY; CHAPTER 8
START FOR AUSTRALIA; CHAPTER 9
TRIPOLI TO SYDNEY; CHAPTER 10
AUSTRALIA; PART 2; CHAPTER 11
THE TASMAN SEA; CHAPTER 12
LANDFALL ON A PINPOINT; CHAPTER 13
WRECKED; CHAPTER 14
SALVAGE; CHAPTER 15
FRESH START. CHAPTER 16
RETURN TO AUSTRALIAPART 3; CHAPTER 17
FIRST STAGE TO JAPAN; CHAPTER 18
GASOLINE AND TROUBLE; CHAPTER 19
JAPANESE ENCOUNTERS; CHAPTER 20
EN ROUTE FOR CHINA; CHAPTER 21
TRIUMPH AND DISASTER; PART 4; CHAPTER 22
BACK TO ENGLAND; CHAPTER 23
SHEILA AND THE WAR; CHAPTER 24
BACK TO SEA; CHAPTER 25
CANCER OF THE LUNG; CHAPTER 26
DELIVERANCE; PART 5; CHAPTER 27
TRANSATLANTIC SOLO; CHAPTER 28
THE STORM; CHAPTER 29
NEW YORK AND NEW PLANS; CHAPTER 30
ATLANTIC AGAIN; CHAPTER 31
BACK TO NEW YORK; CHAPTER 32
HOME AND AWAY; APPENDIX; PLATE SECTION