Alaska's Skyboys by Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/235106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alaska's Skyboys Author: Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth Narrator: Melinda Cumming Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins Release date: 10-17-22 Ratings: 2 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Aviation Publisher's Summary: Early Alaskan military and bush pilots navigated some of the highest and most rugged terrain on earth, taking off and landing on glaciers, mudflats, and active volcanoes. Although they were consistently portrayed by industry leaders and lawmakers alike as cowboys—and their planes compared to settlers’ covered wagons—the reality was that aviation catapulted Alaska onto a modern, global stage; the federal government subsidized aviation’s growth in the territory as part of the Cold War defense against the Soviet Union.