True North : Exploring the Great Canadian Wilderness by Bush Plane

History

Erickson, George

Americas

Thomas Allen Publishers

True North: Exploring the great Canadian wilderness by bush plane

True North: Exploring The Great Canadian Wilderness By Bush Plane

Non-fiction; bush plane memoir/travelogue

Back to the Barrens: On the Wing with da Vinci & Friends

World

Hancock House

In this beautifully written and keenly observed travel narrative, bush pilot/environmentalist George Erickson takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through some of the remotest and sparsely populated landscapes on the planet. Flying solo in his Piper Cub seaplane across the vast northern wilderness of Canada and the United States, the author travels to Hudson Bay, the Northwest Territories, and Alaska, to the Yukon, the Arctic Sea and back south across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to his home in northern Minnesota. Eschewing the comforts of civilized life and armed with only a few bare essentials, Erickson captures the exhilarating thrill of roughing it through adverse weather conditions (he almost loses his life twice), as well as evoking the sheer romance of adventuring in the high north. As he says, "And though solo travel has its hazards, what good are dreams if we lack the courage to follow?" 
While the author variously sets down on unexplored lakes, lights campfires, and makes fishing lures to catch his suppers, he shares with us a considerable knowledge of science, history and literature that enrich this exquisite travelogue. Replete with scientific observation, entertaining anecdotes, and uncanny insights, Erickson's unique journey will appeal to both armchair travelers and flying enthusiasts alike. Indeed, many of the places visited are so distant that very few Canadians will ever experience them first-hand. This is travel writing at its very best.

Travel

Specialty Travel

LYONS PRESS+

COLOR edition - In Unintended Consequences:…, best-selling author and dedicated environmentalist George Erickson exposes the lie that created our extreme radiation safety standards, the damage those regulations have caused, and his dismay with “greens” who promote 30% efficient bird, bat and human-killing, carbon-dependent windmills (and solar panels with a different set of defects), while refusing to consider proof that super-safe, CO2-free, 90% efficient nuclear power is far kinder to the environment than the harmful alternatives they support. With richly illustrated, provocative text that includes A Deadly Evacuation, Climate Change, Beer and Bananas, When Radiation Can Even Be Good for You, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, Safety and Death-prints, Super-safe reactors, Blowin’ Wind, The Opposition and more, (and with the support of engineers, physicists, science journalists and specialists in nuclear medicine), Unintended Consequences:… urges closed-minded organizations like the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, etc. to remove their blinders and examine the science that persuaded real environmentalists like Stephen Tindale, James Lovelock and Stewart Brand (who had opposed nuclear power), to support the cleanest, safest, most efficient way to produce the 24/7 electricity we will need as we cut back on carbon to combat Climate/Ocean Change.

Unintended Consequences: The Lie that killed millions and accelerated Climate Change

Business & Money

Economics

Independently published

In Unintended Consequences:…, best-selling author and dedicated environmentalist George Erickson exposes the lie that created our extreme radiation safety standards, the damage those regulations have caused, and his dismay with “greens” who promote 30% efficient bird, bat and human-killing, carbon-dependent windmills (and solar panels with a different set of defects), while refusing to consider proof that super-safe, CO2-free, 90% efficient nuclear power is far kinder to the environment than the harmful alternatives they support. With richly illustrated, provocative text that includes A Deadly Evacuation, Climate Change, Beer and Bananas, When Radiation Can Even Be Good for You, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, Safety and Death-prints, Super-safe reactors, Blowin’ Wind, The Opposition and more, (and with the support of engineers, physicists, science journalists and specialists in nuclear medicine), Unintended Consequences:… urges closed-minded organizations like the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, etc. to remove their blinders and examine the science that persuaded real environmentalists like Stephen Tindale, James Lovelock and Stewart Brand (who had opposed nuclear power), to support the cleanest, safest, most efficient way to produce the 24/7 electricity we will need as we cut back on carbon to combat Climate/Ocean Change.

Unintended Consequences: The Lie that killed millions and accelerated Climate Change (Color)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane

The author describes his journey in a Piper Cub Special seaplane through Northern Canada.

Canada

UNKNO

"Erickson, a rugged individualist if ever there was one, knows his stuff. Erickson misses little, describing the natural wonders of the region, the people who dwell at the remote outposts where gasoline costs nearly as much as good cognac, and the adventures of the first explorers to the great White North, including trappers, Jesuits and prospectors for gold." --Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "A blend of stunning landscapes, wildlife, myths, and experience, True North reveals Erickson's love of nature and his passion for truth." --The Humanist Leaving behind the comforts of civilized life and armed with only a few essentials, dentist-turned-bush pilot GEORGE ERICKSON captures the exhilarating thrill of roughing it in the wild, flying his Piper Cub Special seaplane into the far reaches of the north. Nearly losing his life--twice--Erickson sets up camp on unexplored lakes and rivers, fishes for trout, struggles with bad weather, dodges forest fires, and and mingles with polar bears, killer whales, musk oxen, and caribou. In the spirit of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Charles Lindbergh, and other great aviators, he is an engaging traveling companion. This is much more than a travelogue, however, as Canada's Reader's Showcase aptly describes: "Erickson applies a rare love to the rough, dangerous, and frankly, really, really far-flung lands of the Canadian sub-Arctic. He proves himself to be an expert and avid pilot, storyteller, philosopher, environmentalist, dreamer, and perhaps most impressively, fashioner of some really cool fishing lures." Replete with personal detail, scientific observation, and historical facts--the most chilling being the story of a group of explorers who starved to death in the very cabin he is visiting--TRUE NORTH is an extraordinary travel narrative that will appeal to flying enthusiasts and armchair travelers alike.

In Unintended Consequences, best-selling author George Erickson exposes the lie that created our extreme radiation safety standards, the damage those regulations have caused and his dismay with “greens” who profit from promoting 33% efficient, carbon-reliant solar panels and bird, bat and human-killing, carbon-reliant windmills, but oppose safe, environment-friendly, CO2-free, 90% efficient, nuclear power. With startling images and input from engineers, physicists and specialists in nuclear medicine, the author urges closed-minded organizations like the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace to emulate real environmentalists like Dr. James Hansen, James Lovelock and Stewart Brand, who support nuclear power as the safest, most efficient way to produce the 24/7 electricity we must have to combat Climate/Ocean Change. Dr. Alex Cannara, BS &amp; MS EE, PhD Mathematical Methods, Menlo Park, California.

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True North : Exploring the Great Canadian Wilderness by Bush Plane

True North: Exploring The Great Canadian Wilderness By Bush Plane

Back to the Barrens: On the Wing with da Vinci & Friends

True North: Exploring the great Canadian wilderness by bush plane

Unintended Consequences: The Lie that killed millions and accelerated Climate Change

Unintended Consequences: The Lie that killed millions and accelerated Climate Change (Color)

True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane

True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane

Unintended Consequences: The Lie that killed millions and accelerated Climate Change