The Bush Pilots

A Pictorial History of a North American Phenomena

by Tony Foster


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$21.95
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 3/29/2001

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 8.25x11
Page Count : 228
ISBN : 9780595144839
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 1
ISBN : 9781475925067

About the Book

North America's vast land mass, sparse population, and deserted north were perfectly suited for aircraft operations on skis and pontoons. The bush pilots opened the North, exploring to its farthest reaches, establishing communication between isolated settlements, delivering supplies, medicines, medical assistance and the mail. They were superb pilots and mechanics, dare devils, barnstormers, inventors, and explorers. Operating without compasses, radios, or detailed maps, they built their awesome legends. The rest of the world soon followed their lead into the vast unmapped, untapped, and unexplored regions of the other continents.


About the Author

International author, screenwriter and film producer, Tony Foster, has been a merchant seaman, airline captain, crop-duster, bush pilot, and gun runner. He has participated in two Latin American revolutions and has been in prison. Author of seven novels and eight non-fiction books, he travels between North America and England.