Wind, sand, and stars

Description:

A lyrical account of the author’s time as a pilot flying the dangerous mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. Many incidents are recounted, including the time he crashed his plane in the Sahara and, along with his navigator, is forced to walk for days without food or water before finding safety.

subjects: 20th century,  Aeronautics,  Air pilots,  Biographies,  Biography,  Flight,  French Authors,  French Personal narratives,  Pilotes d'aéronef,  Translations into Russian,  World War, 1939-1945,  Écrivains canadiens-français,  Authors, French,  Arms control,  Foreign relations,  Authors, biography,  Aeronautics, flights,  Saint-exupery, antoine de, 1900-1944,  Air pilots, biography,  Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944,  Écrivains français,  Romance Frances

People: Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944),  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944),  Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)

Places: France,  Morocco,  Libya,  The Sahara,  The Andes

Times: 20e siècle,  20th century