Lowell Thomas Jr.
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Lowell Thomas Jr.

Flight to Adventure, Alaska and Beyond

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Lowell Thomas Jr.

Flight to Adventure, Alaska and Beyond

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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.

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Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books
Year
2013
ISBN
9780882409832
Edition
1
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Science & Technology Biographies
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. About the Authors
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 Flight to Adventure
  8. Chapter 2 Early Life
  9. Chapter 3 First Adventure
  10. Chapter 4 Climbing an Alaskan Mountain at Sixteen
  11. Chapter 5 College and the Military
  12. Chapter 6 Going to Work
  13. Chapter 7 To the Forbidden Roof of the World
  14. Chapter 8 With the Dalai Lama in Lhasa
  15. Chapter 9 Life Threatening Challenges on the Tibetan Trail
  16. Chapter 10 Two Lifetime Passions: Tay and Flying
  17. Chapter 11 Around the World
  18. Chapter 12 Welcome to Africa: The Western Desert and Timbuktu
  19. Chapter 13 The Congo, the Rwenzori Mountains, and Kenya
  20. Chapter 14 Following the Nile to Cairo and Wadi Rum
  21. Chapter 15 With the Nomads in Afghanistan
  22. Chapter 16 North to Alaska
  23. Chapter 17 Earthquake
  24. Chapter 18 Flying Alaska
  25. Chapter 19 Around the World a New Way
  26. Chapter 20 Politics and Conservation
  27. Chapter 21 Passion for Skiing
  28. Chapter 22 Mount McKinley Flight Adventures
  29. Chapter 23 Flying Another McKinley Soloist
  30. Chapter 24 To Russia with Love
  31. Chapter 25 Flying into the Sunset
  32. A Note About Sources
  33. Index