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No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, a Perilous Climb

Descriere: "A tale worth reading . . . Mr. Benuzzi's paradoxical mixture of pride and
self-mocking humility is attractive; his courage is amazing; his story dramatic."
- The New York Times
"The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade."-Saturday Review
"A wonderful story of crazy courage that warms the heart!" - Library Journal
"For some of us this may be the book of its kind . . . For this was an adventure more poetic than practical, and that was its special quality . . . If Signor Benuzzi never climbs another mountain, this one was something to remember, and so
is his good and vivid book." -The New York Herald Tribune Book Review
"It was a mad venture but a gallant tribute to man's deep yearning for freedom . . . Appealing." - Kirkus Reviews
"Several qualities lift this book to the top class of adventure stories. There is the sense of style about the whole enterprise; to yield its maximum satisfaction, the escapade had to observe a strict code . . . More important, there is the spirit in which the whole adventure was undertaken." - Times Literary Supplement
In 1943, Felice Benuzzi and two Italian compatriots escaped from a British POW camp in equatorial East Africa with only one goal in mind-to climb the dangerous seventeen-thousand-foot Mount Kenya. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is the classic tale of this most bizarre and thrilling adventure, a story that has earned its place as a unique masterpiece of daring suspense.

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Autori: Felice Benuzzi | Editura: Lyons Press | Anul aparitiei: 2005 | ISBN: 9781592287246 | Numar de pagini: 256 | Categorie: Biography  

  

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