Night FlightAn adventure novel about the brave men who pilot night mail planes from Patagonia, Chile, and Paraguay to Argentina in the early days of commercial aviation. Their chief is a steely man named Riviere, whose extraordinary character is revealed through the dramatic acts of a single night. |
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... its target is not the man himself , whom Rivière aspires to mold , but the man's blemishes . In his portrayal of this character we feel the author's profound admiration . I am especially grateful to him for bringing X FOREWORD.
... its target is not the man himself , whom Rivière aspires to mold , but the man's blemishes . In his portrayal of this character we feel the author's profound admiration . I am especially grateful to him for bringing X FOREWORD.
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... man's happiness lies not in freedom but in his acceptance of a duty . Each of the char- acters in this book is whole ... Man is not to seek an end within himself but to submit and sacrifice his all to some strange thing that commands him ...
... man's happiness lies not in freedom but in his acceptance of a duty . Each of the char- acters in this book is whole ... Man is not to seek an end within himself but to submit and sacrifice his all to some strange thing that commands him ...
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... man , beside a bridge that was being erected : " Is the bridge worth a man's crushed face ? " Not one of the peasants using the road would ever have wished to mutilate this face so hideously just to save the extra walk to the next ...
... man , beside a bridge that was being erected : " Is the bridge worth a man's crushed face ? " Not one of the peasants using the road would ever have wished to mutilate this face so hideously just to save the extra walk to the next ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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