WOMEN PILOTS OF ALASKA by Sandi Sumner is the first biographical history of women pilots in Alaska. This book explores the challenges faced by women as they pursued roles in aviation in the Last Frontier. Beginning in 1927 with Marvel Crosson and reaching to the present day, 37 adventurous and personal tales are offered, including the first woman to fly a small airplane over the North Pole, the first woman to become U. S. Aerobatic Champion, an Iditarod dog musher, a Native Alaskan Bush Pilot with 9 lives, an ultralight pilot, a parachute jumper, an aviation doctor who yearned to be an astronaut.These are just some of the unique stories between the pages of "Women Pilots of Alaska."

From 1910 to 1920 women bobbed their hair, discarded corsets and petticoats, drove cars, smoked cigarettes and declared their independence. Like Marvel Crosson, they learned to fly too. In World War II women pilots ferried airplanes across the country to free up men for combat and they would never again be content to stay home after the thrill of being airborne.

Sandi is an honorary member of the Alaska 99s for all her work and support.

Published:	McFarland Publishing - January 2005
Price:	$45.00 plus shipping and handling
ISBN:	0-7864-1937-7
	71 photographs, index 224 pages softcover (7 x 10)
This book can be purchased from:	McFarland Publishing or contact Sandi Sumner directly