This is a superb fictionalization of the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery! The novel chronicles his life from a young child enamored with the dream of flying, his first love that haunts him, and the rise of the aviation industry. Saint Ex, as he was often referred to, along with Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet, were among the aviators exiting World War I with a passion to make aviation viable as a business. They worked together delivering mail between European countries and expanding into Africa and South America. There are harrowing mishaps, emergency landings in the sea and desert, and often fatal incidents among these brave aviators of the time.
You might recognize Antoine de Saint-Exupery as the author of such titles as The Little Prince and Wind, Sand, and Stars, which won the National Book Award.
Joan
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Cumming Library
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