books by Harold Gatty (around world your)

books by Harold Gatty

books:

Around the World in 8 Days
Wiley Post & Harold Gatty

Rand McNally and Company, 1931

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty signed copy of ''Around the World in 8 Days.'' New York: Rand McNally and Company: 1931. First edition, first printing. Signed by Post and Gatty on title page. Though most know Post as the first pilot to fly solo around the world, his first record-breaking feat was the speed record for flying round the world, of which he writes in this book. Dissatisfied with the existing speed record of 21-days, Post decided to break ...

Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass

7 reviews
Harold Gatty

Dover Publications, 1999

Very informative
This book is an example of why books are great. The knowledge contained in it would be largely lost or very difficult to compile had hte author not taken the time to publish it. He spent his life learning various methods of navigation around the world from many cultures: cultures not assimilated to the modern or western world. I've always thought it would be fascinating to learn navigation ...