Here's Jorgy in September 2012 talking about the incident at the Nome movie theatre that helped end segregation in Alaska:
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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.
Holger "Jorgy" Jorgensen: a legendary Alaska bush pilot and air captain
Holger Jorgensen
About the book
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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