The incredible story of Beryl Markham's legendary Atlantic crossing, an implausible story involving everything from royal affairs to Kenyan lions, which unceremoniously ended up in a Cape Breton bog. 
 
Part one of two!
 
This is the cover story of the book 'Backyard History: Rebellious Women in the Maritimes,' available at backyardhistory.ca/books

The incredible story of Beryl Markham's legendary Atlantic crossing, an implausible story involving everything from royal affairs to Kenyan lions, which unceremoniously ended up in a Cape Breton bog. Part one of two! This is the cover story of the book 'Backyard History: Rebellious Women in the Maritimes,' available at backyardhistory.ca/books

The incredible story of Beryl Markham's legendary Atlantic crossing, an implausible story involving everything from royal affairs to Kenyan lions, which unceremoniously ended up in a Cape Breton bog.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Part one of two!
&nbsp;
This is the cover story of the book 'Backyard History: Rebellious Women in the Maritimes,' available at backyardhistory.ca/books

Bogged Down in Cape Breton - Beryl Markham's Historic Flight - Part 1

🦞 Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada’s Past 🦞 From the popular column in 20+ newspapers, Backyard History combines The Maritimes' classic storytelling traditions with meticulous archival research and features more than a dozen voice actors to immerse you in the rich past of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland. Produced by Jordan Lauzier. 📕 Buy the FOUR Backyard History books at <a href="http://backyardhistory.ca/books" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">backyardhistory.ca</a>

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🦞 Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada’s Past 🦞From the popular column in 20+ newspapers, Backyard History combines The Maritimes' classic storytelling traditions with meticulous archival research and features more than a dozen voice actors to immerse you in the rich past of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland. Produced by Jordan Lauzier.📕 Buy the FOUR Backyard History books at backyardhistory.ca

🦞 Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada’s Past 🦞 From the popular column in 20+ newspapers, Backyard History combines The Maritimes' classic storytelling traditions with meticulous archival research and features more than a dozen voice actors to immerse you in the rich past of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland. Produced by Jordan Lauzier. 📕 Buy the FOUR Backyard History books at <a href="http://backyardhistory.ca/books" rel="noopener noreferrer">backyardhistory.ca</a>

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