Lowell Thomas Jr.

Flight to Adventure, Alaska and Beyond

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Av Lowell Thomas Jr., Lew Freedman, Jr. Thomas, Lowell, Lowell Thomas, Lowell Thomas Jr.

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Lowell Thomas Jr. is a famed Alaskan who made his mark as a Bush pilot and by serving in state government, but who also has had a lifetime’s worth of adventures that have taken him around the world. Thomas, now eighty-nine, and living in Anchorage, is the son of one of the most widely known Americans of the twentieth century, and his connection to Lowell Thomas Sr. (1892-1981) enabled him to jump-start his life of adventure at a very early age. From the time he was fifteen, Lowell Thomas Jr. has been involved in a series of journeys that have seen him cross paths with many famous lives and take part in many historic events.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-03-26
Mått152 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt416 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor282
FörlagGraphic Arts Center Publishing Co
ISBN9781941821633

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Lowell Thomas Jr. has led a life of adventure, traveling around the world. Since 1960 he has been based in Anchorage, Alaska, where he lives with his wife, Tay, of more than sixty-three years. An author, filmmaker, and devoted small-plane pilot for about sixty-five years, and one who has approximately 1.2 million miles of flight time at the controls on his resume, Thomas is a passionate conservationist and has been honored for his work in preserving the Alaska wilderness. Lew Freedman is a longtime journalist and former sports editor of the Anchorage Daily News in Alaska, where he lived for seventeen years. The author of nearly sixty books, Freedman has won more than 250 journalism awards. He and his wife, Debra, live in Indiana.

TABLE OF CONTENTS About the AuthorsIntroduction Chapter 1 Flight to Adventure Chapter 2 Early Life Chapter 3 First Adventure Chapter 4 Welcome to Alaska Chapter 5 College and the Military Chapter 6 Going to Work Chapter 7 To the Forbidden Roof of the World Chapter 8 With the Dalai Lama in Lhasa Chapter 9 Life and Death on the Tibetan Trail Chapter 10 Two Lifetime Passions: Tay and Flying Chapter 11 Around the World Chapter 12 Welcome to Africa Chapter 13 The Rwenzori Mountains, the Congo, and KenyaChapter 14 Into the Desert Chapter 15 With the Nomads Chapter 16 North to Alaska Chapter 17 Earthquake Chapter 18 Flying Alaska Chapter 19 Around the World a New Way Chapter 20 Politics and Conservation Chapter 21 Skiing Chapter 22 Mount McKinley Flight Adventures Chapter 23 Flying Another Soloist Chapter 24 To Russia with Love Chapter 25 Flying into the Sunset SourcesIndex

"The result of conversations between Lowell, Tay and Lew is the book, LOWELL THOMAS JR. FLIGHT TO ADVENTURE: ALASKA AND BEYOND. The title rings with the same wide-eyed excitement as many of the previous books written by Lowell and Tay since they were married in 1950. The pages inside reveal the extraordinary life Lowell, Jr. has led and the important role Tay has played as his partner in adventure." —Anthony Wellman, 2014 edition of The Dutch Treat Club Annual Book