Outposts and Bushplanes: Old Timers and Outposts of Northern B.C.

by Bruce Lamb, Lamb, Bruce

Book Overview

Go back in time to a place where ingenuity and perseverance were all one needed to make a go of things in the northern B.C. wilderness. A celebration of the people and lifestyles of this once-remote frontier, Outposts and Bushplanes commemorates the region's rich recent past history. The book also describes the vital role played by the relatively new light aircraft of the day and the skill of their capable pilots and engineers. Adventure-lovers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888395566
• ISBN13: 9780888395566
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Hancock House
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Follows the flights and memories of former bush pilot and veteran outdoorsman Bruce Lamb

Outposts And Bushplanes is a celebration of the northern British Columbia wilderness, and the rugged people who called the frontier home. Written in simple, down-to-earth prose, Outposts and Bushplanes follows the flights and memories of former bush pilot and veteran outdoorsman Bruce Lamb, preserving the memorable quirks and hardy endurance of the land's settlers during the latter half of the twentieth century. Black-and-white photographs illustrate this sometimes thrilling, sometimes poignant memoir, sure to appeal especially to armchair travelers.