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Foster McEdward and China’s Wings
Foster McEdward flew DC-3s, DC-4s, and C-46s over the Hump with the Army Air Corps from June, 1943 to January, 1945, flew with CNAC from mid-1946 to 1948, and with CATC in 1948 and ’49. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont, … Continue reading
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On the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference Non-Fiction Panel with Brian Fagan and Kathleen Sharp
A few Sundays ago, I participated on the non-fiction book panel at the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference with Brian Fagan (Elixir, 2011) and Kathleen Sharp (Blood Feud, 2011), and the Conference posted a video of our discussion. I enjoyed this … Continue reading
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I love books, and here’s where I keep ‘em:
China’s Wings – how the sausage got made
I built most of China’s Wings from these 4×6 cards, using the process described by Barbara Tuchman in her book Practicing History (which I described in this old post). I’d loaned one of my boxes of index cards to another … Continue reading
China’s Wings reviewed by the Kansas City Public Library
A very favorable review of China’s Wings appeared in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library’s blog last week. “fascinating” & “highly recommended”
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China’s Wings in the Huffington Post… again
Journalist Christine Negroni mentions China’s Wings a story about visiting The Great Wall of China… (it was also reproduced in The Huffington Post, but I’ve provided the link to Christine’s aviation and travel themed blog instead.)
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Katharine Dunlop Bond… China’s Wings’ undersung heroine
Bond’s wife, Katharine Dunlop Bond, generally known as Kitisi, didn’t get near the quantity of column inches she deserves in China’s Wings, but I think it’s fair to say that her love was the glue that held William Langhorne Bond’s … Continue reading
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