Polar pilot : the Carl Ben Eielson story / by Dorothy Page.
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TextPublication details: Danville, Ill. : Interstate Publishers, c1992.Description: xvi, 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0813429366
- 0813429390 (softcover)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Biography | Eielson, C. P132 | Available | 33111002774863 | ||||
Not for Loan
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Main Library | North Dakota Collection | Eielson, C. P132 | Not for loan | 33111002774921 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Eielson, a pioneer North Dakota aviator, became the father of air-mail service in Alaska. After developing fame as an Alaskan bush pilot, he was hired by Arctic explorer, Hubert Wilkins to pilot him. Eielson and Wilkins were the first two individuals to fly over both the Arctic and the Antarctic.
"Conceived and researched by Violet Bjerke, edited by Ada M. and Hiram M. Drache"-- T.p.
Map of Alaska on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-405).