Download or read book Oscar Winchell Alaska s Flying Cowboy written by Pat Wachel and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alaska s Skyboys written by Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating account of the development of aviation in Alaska examines the daring missions of pilots who initially opened up the territory for military positioning and later for trade and tourism. Early Alaskan military and bush pilots navigated some of the highest and most rugged terrain on earth, taking off and landing on glaciers, mudflats, and active volcanoes. Although they were consistently portrayed by industry leaders and lawmakers alike as cowboys—and their planes compared to settlers’ covered wagons—the reality was that aviation catapulted Alaska onto a modern, global stage; the federal government subsidized aviation’s growth in the territory as part of the Cold War defense against the Soviet Union. Through personal stories, industry publications, and news accounts, historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth uncovers the ways that Alaska’s aviation growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier.
Download or read book Alaska Warbird Survivors 2002 written by Harold A Skaarup and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this handbook is to provide aviation enthusiasts with a simple checklist on where to find the surviving retired military aircraft that are preserved in the state of Alaska. The majority of the “Alaska Warbird Survivors” can be viewed at Elmendorf AFB; Eielson AFB; Kulis ANG Base; in the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum in Anchorage; in the Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum in Fairbanks; Healy, Denali Wings; and at Palmer, in the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry. Various “gate guardians” are also listed. The museum staffs and volunteer organizations in Alaska have done a particularly good job of preserving the great variety of American combat veteran aircraft, illustrated here. Hopefully, as more aircraft are recovered from their crash sites in the bush and restored, traded or brought back from private owners, that they too will be added to the record. The book lists the aircraft alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. This list is also appended with a brief summary of the aircraft presently on display within the state and a bit of its history in the US military.
Download or read book Western Flying written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cowboys of the Sky written by Steve Levi and published by Publication Consultants. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 80 years, bush pilots have carried supplies, delivered mail, and transported emergency personnel over Alaska's rugged terrain. They've flown with felons handcuffed to the seat, with corpses strapped to the wing, and with drugged polar bears sleeping in the cargo compartment. Ever since aviation came to Alaska planes have been far more important than cars or truck to the residents of the far-flung bush communities. In Cowboys of the Sky: The Story of Alaska's Bush Pilots, humorist and historian Steven C. Levi takes you on a wild ride through the heyday of aviation in Alaska, from the golden years, before federal regulations curbed the more dangerous and outlandish flying practices, all the way to the present. Through photographs and anecdotes, you'll meet brave and colorful pilots, the true cowboys of the sky who carved the face of America's Last Frontier.
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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1973 with total page 1620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cowboys of the Sky written by Steven C. Levi and published by Walker & Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the seventy-year history of aviation in the rugged terrain of Alaska, where bush pilots transported supplies, personnel, mail, wildlife, and criminals
Download or read book The Descendants of Michael Wagoner Ca 1774 1826 written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Wagoner was one of the sons of Jacob Wagner. Jacob was an immigrant from Germany to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived chiefly in Pennsylvania and Iowa, with some scattering throughout the United States.
Download or read book The Alaska Airlines Story written by Archie Satterfield and published by Alaska Northwest Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Alaska Airlines, a commercial aviation carrier serving Alaska.
Download or read book Transportation in Alaska s Past written by Michael Stephen Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the Transportation in Alaska's Past Conference held in Fairbanks, Alaska, October 15-18, 1981. Covers all aspects of transportation including shipbuilding, aviation, railways and source of historical information.
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Download or read book Melvin Ricks Alaska Bibliography written by Melvin Byron Ricks and published by Portland, Or. : Published by Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. This book was released on 1977 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists introductory sources on most personalities and aspects of Alaska history and literature, including articles and government publications.
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