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Bruce McAllister. Very good. [10], 228, [2] pages. Oversized book, measuring 11 inches by 8-1/2 inches. Includes Introduction, Map. Endnotes, Bibliography, and About the Author. Also includes chapters on Byrd's Polar Flight, The Eielson Era, The Russian Bear Awakes, The Adventuresome Lindberghs, Greenland: The Aerial Highway to Europe; Lines in the Permafrost: The DEW Line; Flying the North Pole; Alaska's Arctic Pilots: The Last Frontier; Canada's Arctic Pilots: Conquering the Barren Lands; Russia's Arctic Pilots: Pushing the Polar Frontiers; Ice Station Research and Intrigue; Oil Strike on Alaska's North Slope; Bob Gauchie's Survival; The Arctic from Above. This photographic history covers the period from 1926 to the present, capturing challenging aviation events that brought out the best in the pilots who braved the Arctic. Beginning in the 1930s, Canada, Russia, and the United States developed piloting and navigation techniques, as well as ways of dealing with cold weather, all of which have continued to be refines. And many of the world's weather systems penetrate the Arctic; thus, pilots operating there have helped develop our ability to forecast weather in large areas of the continents. Because this book is primarily for North American readers, a majority of its chapters are about Canadian and U.S. aviation. But because Russia traditionally has had a greater stake in the Arctic than Canada and the United states, the author has made every effort to incorporate its aviation milestones. Bruce R. McAllister after receiving a BA from Harvard University, served in Berlin as a 1st Lieutenant with the 2nd Battle Group, Sixth Infantry. After the army, Bruce worked as a photojournalist for an array of publications, including Look and LIFE magazines. He also earned his commercial pilot's license, becoming an aerial photographer. He ultimately logged 5, 000-plus hours of flight time. Bruce's photography took him around the world several times. He was the first photographer to reach the Prudhoe Bay Oil Rig No. 1. He was also known for his portraits, which included the likes of John F. Kennedy and Bradford Washburn. He additionally published more than a dozen photographic history books. In his Cessna 210, Bruce flew as far as the Arctic Circle. He also scaled mountains both near and far from Colorado, including the Chillkoot Trail in Alaska and Mount Cotopaxi in Ecuador.
