Take a deep breath, buckle your seat belt, and turn the pages of "Bush Pilots of Alaska." Each page is a vicarious thrill, each photograph a window onto the way Alaskans get around to live, work, and play.
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Kim Heacox is the award-winning author of several nonfiction books and the novel "Caribou" "Crossing," His feature articles have appeared in "Audubon," "Travel & Leisure," "Wilderness," "Islands," "Orion," and "National Geographic Traveler," His editorials, written for the "Los Angeles Times," have appeared in many major newspapers across the United States. When not playing the guitar, doing simple carpentry, or writing another novel, he's sea kayaking with Melanie, his wife of nearly twenty years, or watching a winter wren on the woodpile. Learn more at www.kimheacox.com.
Hirschmann has worked 20 years as a professional outdoor and natural history photographer.
Lowell Thomas Jr. has taken part in some twenty expeditions. He is a mountaineer, a bush and glacier pilot, author, motion picture producer, and active in political affairs.
Jay M. Hammond, PhD, received his doctoral degree from Saint Louis University. He is currently assistant professor of historical theology at Quincy University where he serves as the Director of the Center for Franciscan Thought.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Flying Photos in AK,
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This is a wonderful compilation of photographs centered around flying in bush Alaska. Anyone who has lived or travelled off the beaten path in the far north knows how essential airplanes are for travel and life in the 49th state. While the essays in the book tend to be a little sappy and trite, the beautiful photographs more than compensate as the reader is shown the beauty of Alaska from the perspective of bush planes.
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Stunning Photography, absolutly beautiful,
This review is from: Bush Pilots of Alaska (Hardcover)
This is an incredible collections of aviation photos from the north country. Ground to ground as well as air to air and air to ground pictures fill this large coffee-table book. There are not just 3 or 4 great pictures, the book is full of them.
Worth every penny for those who want to gasp at stunning mountain views and shake your head with envy at the close-us of the hard working bush planes. Truely a pilot's book, but my wife even enjoys looking at it with me.
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My nephew, Rob, came to Alaska in his nineteenth summer, one year out of high school, one year into college, a bit of a lost soul. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Super Cub, Lake Clark, Bob Reeve, Haines Airways, North America, Walsh Glacier, World War, Alaska Range, Brooks Range, Kahiltna Glacier, United States, Arctic Ocean, Big Macs, Bristol Bay, Bush Alaska, Cape Smythe Air, Don Sheldon, Glacier Bay National Park, Helio Courier, Lowell Thomas, Mount Lucania, Quick Shop, Bill de Creeft, Bonanza Hills, Chugach Mountains New!
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My nephew, Rob, came to Alaska in his nineteenth summer, one year out of high school, one year into college, a bit of a lost soul. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bush pilots, air taxi Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Super Cub, Lake Clark, Bob Reeve, Haines Airways, North America, Walsh Glacier, World War, Alaska Range, Brooks Range, Kahiltna Glacier, United States, Arctic Ocean, Big Macs, Bristol Bay, Bush Alaska, Cape Smythe Air, Don Sheldon, Glacier Bay National Park, Helio Courier, Lowell Thomas, Mount Lucania, Quick Shop, Bill de Creeft, Bonanza Hills, Chugach Mountains New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska, 29th Edition by Nancy Gates in Back Matter
- Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of (Alaska Pocket Guide) by Harry Ritter in Back Matter
- Alaska from the Air by Fred Hirschmann in Back Matter
- America by Fred Hirschmann in Back Matter
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