More Than A Man Can Stand: A Novel of Fact and Speculation - 1927 was a brilliant year in the history of aviation, exemplified by the exhilaration felt by the nation after Charles Lindbergh's non-stop flight from New York to Paris. In its wake, others sought to emulate Lindbergh and the admiration and wealth showered upon him, including the stream of ticker-tape parades he enjoyed around the world.
One such aviator was Paul Redfern, a longtime pilot from South Carolina, who started as a stunt performer and later became a revenue agent tracking down moonshiners. Redfern devised to fly more than fifty hours non-stop over the Caribbean Sea from Brunswick, Georgia, to Rio de Janeiro, despite urgent warnings by his plane's designer that the flight was "more than a man can stand."
Three months after Lindbergh's historic flight, Redfern took off in a single-engine plane without a radio or parachute. He was never heard from again. It was not the first time an aviator had gone missing on an extended flight. For example, a great many people are still searching for Amelia Earhart after 85 years.
This is the story of what may have happened to the pilot, based upon persistent rumors that made their way back to the States of a white man being captured by a treacherous tribe in the Amazon jungles. It's a tale filled with the fierce, cannibalistic natives of the Orinoco Basin, who believed their ability to kill outsiders was a virtue. Did Paul Redfern become just another victim, or did he survive? Read More Than a Man Can Stand and decide for yourself.