Holger "Jorgy" Jorgensen: a legendary Alaska bush pilot and air captain
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
A photo of Jorgy
From Men of the Tundra: Alaska Eskimos at War, by Muktuk Marston, comes a listing on Alaskool of photos, including one of Jorgy. You have to scroll most of the way down the page.
Jorgy is the autobiography of an Inupiat man, born in an isolated mining community, having only an eighth-grade education, who, amidst a frontier mentality of conqueror superiority, surpassed the prejudice of his time to become a legendary aviator. For more on this book, please go here.
Jorgy: the book
Jorgy: the life of Native Alaskan bush pilot and airline captain Holger "Jorgy" Jorgensen, as told to jean lester. You can order this book! $25 plus s&h. Please contact jean lester at info@jeanlester.com.
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