Boots, bikes, and bombers : adventures of Alaska conservationist Ginny Hill Wood / edited by Karen Brewster.
Boots, Bikes, and Bombers presents an intimate oral history of Ginny Hill Wood, a pioneering Alaska conservationist and outdoorswoman. Born in Washington in 1917, Wood served as a Women's Airforce Service Pilot in World War II, and flew a military surplus airplane to Alaska in 1946. Settling in...
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| Series: | Oral biography series ;
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| 505 | 0 | |a Childhood : The Foundation of an Adventurous Life -- Europe by Bicycle -- Flying and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots -- A Life-long Friendship : Meeting Celia Hunter -- A Summer Under Sail -- Alaska : The Early Years -- Returning to Europe -- Exploring Katmai National Park -- Finding a Place to Call Home -- Establishing Camp Denali : Alaska's First Wilderness Camp -- Driving the Denali Park Road -- Exploring Mount McKinley's Backcountry -- Camp Denali Staff and Friends -- Flying Search and Rescue -- Selling Camp Denali -- Preserving Alaska -- Tundra Treks : Guiding Wilderness Trips -- Breaking Trail -- Traveling the Globe -- The Loss of a Friend -- Reflections -- Map of Alaska. | |
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