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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.130924
EAN: 9780312853372
ISBN: 0312853378
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 1982-05-15
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Studio: St. Martin's Griffin

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Don Sheldon has been called 'Alaska's bush pilot among bush pilots', but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death in the mountains of Alaska or the routine delivery of supplies to a lonely homesteader. Read this book to learn how a hero was born, and also how he made his courageous journey to the unknown skies of dealing with cancer.

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Summary: A scary, but enjoyable book.
Comment: As a budding new student pilot myself, I found some of the stories absolutely scary. I hope I never find myself in half the situations he found himself in. It was a great read and I highly recommend it, especially to anyone who is learning to fly.

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Summary: great biography of a fascinating man
Comment: i bought this book because don was a friend of my grandfather whom he nicely mentions in the biography. however, i really enjoyed it. as a pilot myself, i was fascinating by his many flying tales.

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Summary: Great book
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Great book on Alasks's history. Too bad such a highly skilled wonderful man had to die so young.

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Summary: One of he best
Comment: Don Sheldon was one of kind, and one of the greats of Alaska aviation. He was a pioneer without doubt on Denali. A good job by author James Greiner. If you liked this book, you will also like,

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Summary: Good book
Comment: Good book if you are interested in Bush Pilots in Alaska and flying.
Don Sheldon was a fearless, dedicated pilot.

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