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Hustling Hinkler: The Short Tumultuous Life of a Trailblazing Australian Aviator
by Dymock, Darryl
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0733629830
- ISBN 13
- 9780733629839
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Hachette Australia, Sydney, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 338 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. Part adventure, part mystery and part tragedy, Hustling Hinkler is the unforgettable true story of aviator Bert Hinkler's astonishing life. Yet behind this publicly feted hero was a complex man who struggled to find his place in the world when not in the sky. He desperately clung to his dreams, despite the odds against him. Tragically, Bert's pioneering attempts came to an abrupt end on 7 January 1933, while attempting another solo flight from England to Australia. D. R. Dymock's insightful biography reveals the many intriguing facets of this outstanding aviator, the circumstances that led to that final, fatal flight, and the three women he left behind. Hustling Hinkler is the riveting true story of a trailblazing Australian. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780733629839. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3695. . 9780733629839
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3695
- Title
- Hustling Hinkler: The Short Tumultuous Life of a Trailblazing Australian Aviator
- Author
- Dymock, Darryl
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0733629830
- ISBN 13
- 9780733629839
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Hinkler, Bert, 1892-1933, Air pilots--Australia--Biography, Aeronautics--Flights--History Biography & Autobiography; EAN: 9780733629839 Dymock, Darryl Hustling Hinkler: The Short Tumultuous Life of a Trailblazing Australian Aviator
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