Pioneer Bush Pilot: The Story of Noel Wien

Biographies & Memoirs

Harkey, Ira

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University of Washington Pre

The Smell of Burning Crosses

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Xlibris

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Journalist Ira Harkey (1918–2006) risked it all when he advocated for James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi as the first African American student in 1962.
Preceded by a legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court and violent, deadly rioting, Meredith’s admission constituted a pivotal moment in civil rights history. At the time, Harkey was editor of the Chronicle in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he published pieces in support of Meredith and the integration of Ole Miss. In 1963, Harkey won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing after firmly articulating his advocacy of change.
 Originally published in 1967, this book is Harkey’s memoir of the crisis and what it was like to be a white integrationist editor in fiercely segregationist Mississippi. He recounts conversations with University of Mississippi officials and the Ku Klux Klan’s attempts to intimidate him and muzzle his work. The memoir’s title refers to a burning cross set on the lawn of his home, which occurred in addition to the shot fired at his office. 
Reprinted for the fifth time, this book features a new introduction by historian William Hustwit.

The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman (Civil Rights in Mississippi Series)

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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI

Journalist Ira Harkey (1918–2006) risked it all when he advocated for James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi as the first African American student in 1962.
Preceded by a legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court and violent, deadly rioting, Meredith’s admission constituted a pivotal moment in civil rights history. At the time, Harkey was editor of the Chronicle in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he published pieces in support of Meredith and the integration of Ole Miss. In 1963, Harkey won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing after firmly articulating his advocacy of change.
Originally published in 1967, this book is Harkey’s memoir of the crisis and what it was like to be a white integrationist editor in fiercely segregationist Mississippi. He recounts conversations with University of Mississippi officials and the Ku Klux Klan’s attempts to intimidate him and muzzle his work. The memoir’s title refers to a burning cross set on the lawn of his home, which occurred in addition to the shot fired at his office. 
Reprinted for the fifth time, this book features a new introduction by historian William Hustwit.

An account by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of one of Alaska's earliest bush pilots who built up an impressive list of historic records of "firsts," including the first to fly and land beyond the Arctic Circle and the first to make a round-trip flight between Alaska and Asia. Originally published as Pioneer Bush Pilot , U. of Washington Press, Seattle 1974. Mostly fuzzy (probably due to early film technology) b&w photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Noel Wien: Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot (Classic Reprint Series)

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Univ of Alaska Pr

From his days as one of Alaska's earliest bush pilots through the years spent developing Wien Air Alaska with his brothers, Noel Wien built up a long list of firsts: he was first to fly commercially from Fairbanks to Nome and from Fairbanks to Seattle, first to fly from Anchorage to Fairbanks, first to fly and land beyond the Arctic Circle, and first to make a round-trip flight between Alaska and Asia. Wien shared a vision to bring commercial aviation to the Far North, and he acted on it. He had 538 hours of barnstorming and aerial circus stunt flying behind him when he arrived in Alaska in 1924. At that time, Alaska's rugged terrain permitted little more than primitive means of communication and transportation. There were no air charts and no radio communication. Navigation depended solely on a pilot's use of natural features of checkpoints, but the innumerable rivers and mountains too easily could look identical. Safe landing sites were scarce. Wien embraced the challenge presented by these obstacles with courage tempered by his native caution - not to mention exceptional talent and a boundless love of flying. Before long, supplies could be taken to settlements previously serviced only by dog sled and sick persons could be transported quickly to hospitals. In this dramatic account of a flying hero, Pulitzer Prize winning author Ira Harkey describes Wien's experiences in an engaging style, and he establishes Wien's place in Alaska history. In the process, Harkey makes a valuable contribution towards an understanding of the Alaska of the recent past and the people who lived there. This commemorative edition marks the 75th anniversary of Noel Wien's arrival in Alaska as well as his pioneering flight between Anchorage and Fairbanks. It includes additional photographs and an informative new foreword by Cole. Noel Wien pursued his vision through decades of wild experiences in an unyielding land. His aviation milestones brought the people of Alaska closer and helped open Alaska to the outside world.

Noel Wien: Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot (Classic Reprint Series, 7)

University of Alaska Press

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Pioneer Bush Pilot: The Story of Noel Wien

The Smell of Burning Crosses

The Smell of Burning Crosses

The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman (Civil Rights in Mississippi Series)

The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman (Civil Rights in Mississippi Series)

Noel Wien: Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot (Classic Reprint Series)

Noel Wien: Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot (Classic Reprint Series, 7)