The Flying Carpet Book 1932

Octavo standard book size.

The flying carpet book 1932. Indianapolis the bobbs merrill company 1932 ocolc 609916832. The flying carpet is an exciting narrative of true adventure by a young man who liked to live dangerously. They embarked on one of the most fantastic extended air journeys ever recorded taking 18 months to circumnavigate the globe covering 33 660 miles 54 100 km and visiting 34 countries. It s all in his book the flying carpet.

2 people found this helpful. My favorite of his books is the flying carpet 1932 in which he flies around the world in a two seater flying over points of interest like mount everest and dropping into many spots that had never been flown into before. The flying carpet richard halliburton 1932 africa romance adventure royal india. It s a great read from a different time a different place.

Garden city publishing co ny 1932. Everest flew over the taj mahal upside down and dropped down into the jungles of borneo to visit native head hunters. Opens image gallery. The flying carpet airplane and native peoples.

They embarked on one of the most fantastic extended air journeys ever recorded 11 taking 18 months to circumnavigate the globe covering 33 660 miles 54 100 km and visiting 34 countries. The modified stearman c 3b was named the flying carpet after the magic carpet of fairy tales subsequently the title of his 1932 best seller. It recounts how halliburton landed in timbuctoo passed over mt. 3 99 shipping.

In my favorite chapter he flies with his trusty pilot from baghdad where he had palled around with the prince across. The flying carpet hardcover january 1 1932 by richard halliburton. The book is about the airplane in which the author and his pilot companion moye stephens jr follow a high road to romance and love in the air. Vintage hcdj book 1932 the flying carpet richard halliburton.

Garden city publishing company inc new york 1932. 5 0 out of 5. The flying carpet by richard halliburton garden city pub 1932 see photos. Octavo standard book size.

With many photographic illustrations of exotic cities and places.