The plot of the fictional book, The High and the Mighty , (written by Gann) bears some resemblance to one of the true stories in Fate Is the Hunter. On a flight from Hawaii to Burbank, California, the stewardess complained of a vibration that was rattling the dishes and silverware at the rear of the plane. Gann inspected the tail compartment and noticed nothing amiss.
In Fate is the Hunter, Ernest K. Gann recounts his career learning to fly, then traveling the world as an airline pilot. Gann first describes his training along a mail route in the American northeast during the 1930s, then uses his skills in the Amazon, North Atlantic, and Himalayas during World War II, and ends his career flying passengers between California and Hawaii.
FATE IS THE HUNTER is a fascinating and thrilling account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He’s flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times. Here he reveals the characters he’s known and the dramas he’s experienced, portraying fate (or death) as a hunter constantly in pursuit of pilots.
Ernest K . Gann ’s classic pilot’s memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. “Few writers have ever drawn readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is hear that Mr. Gann is truly the artist” (The New York Times Book Review).“A splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one.
Ernest K . Gann ’s classic pilot’s memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. “Few writers have ever drawn readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is hear that Mr. Gann is truly the artist” (The New York Times Book Review).“A splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one.
This is Ernest Gann’s autobiography of his life as a commercial pilot from the earliest days between the wars till the start of the jet age. Every chapter tells the tale of a real incident from which Gann just escapes with his life and reveals the names of those who were not so lucky.
Ernest K. Gann was an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist. He is known for his novels Island in the Sky and The High and the Mighty and his classic memoir of early commercial aviation Fate Is the Hunter, all of which were made into.
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9/15/2011 · Fate is the Hunter by Ernest K. Gann (2011-09-15) Paperback – January 1, 1752 4.8 out of 5 stars 674 ratings See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions, Fate Is the Hunter
