Lowell Thomas Jr., livre ebook

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.About the AuthorsIntroduction                                                                            Chapter 1   Flight to Adventure                                                 Chapter 2   Early Life                                                            Chapter 3   First Adventure                                                   Chapter 4   Welcome to Alaska                                            Chapter 5   College and the Military                                          Chapter 6   Going to Work                                                   Chapter 7   To the Forbidden Roof of the World                Chapter 8   With the Dalai Lama in Lhasa                           Chapter 9   Life and Death on the Tibetan Trail              Chapter 10  Two Lifetime Passions: Tay and Flying         Chapter 11  Around the World                                            Chapter 12  Welcome to Africa                                           Chapter 13  The Rwenzori Mountains, the Congo, and KenyaChapter 14  Into the Desert                                                   Chapter 15  With the Nomads                                               Chapter 16  North to Alaska                                                  Chapter 17  Earthquake                                                           Chapter 18  Flying Alaska                                                       Chapter 19  Around the World a New Way                           Chapter 20  Politics and Conservation                                   Chapter 21 Skiing                                                                    Chapter 22 Mount McKinley Flight Adventures                    Chapter 23 Flying Another Soloist                                          Chapter 24 To Russia with Love                                            Chapter 25 Flying into the Sunset                                          SourcesIndex