Papa X-Ray
by Lang, Jim
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0969732252
- ISBN 13
- 9780969732259
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Merrickville, ON: Happy Landings. Very Good+. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0969732252 . Card covers show light wear. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.80 X 6 X 0.50 inches; 173 pages; The author recalls his days in Canada's north, as a pilot and teacher. "Papa X-Ray is the heartwarming, true story of a trusty old airplane, a family adjusting to life in the far north and a greenhorn pilot learning to fly in the spectacular ruggedness of Canada's Northwest Territories. In 1985, Jim Lang, his wife Mary and young son Johnny moved to Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories. Lang took a job teaching in a one-room school. The only year-round access to the isolated community was by airplane so he bought one. Then he learned to fly. Over the next three years, Lang led the family on airborne adventures that would last a lifetime. Papa X-Ray is an exciting, entertaining and amusing book by a master storyteller. Ride with the family as they fly through the land of the midnight sun and midday moon discovering wildly spectacular scenery, gentle people and rib-tickling adventure." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17602
- Title
- Papa X-Ray
- Author
- Lang, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0969732252
- ISBN 13
- 9780969732259
- Publisher
- Happy Landings
- Place of Publication
- Merrickville, ON
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 0969732252, Nahanni, pilot, Northwest territories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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