Too close to the sun : the life and times of Denys Finch Hatton
Wheeler, Sara2007
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Sara Wheeler recreates the life of one of the key figures in the mythic story of British settlers in East Africa. Finch Hatton was a soldier, a white hunter, a farmer, a pilot, the epitome of the brave pioneer who according to the Times 'always left an impression of greatness'.
Main title:
Too close to the sun : the life and times of Denys Finch Hatton / Sara Wheeler.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2007.
Collation:
[xv], 284 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-263) and index.
ISBN:
9780099450276 (pbk)0099450275 (pbk)
Dewey class:
967.6'03'092920967.603
Local class:
B FIN
Language:
English
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BRN:
1622993