{"product_id":"pilot-of-fortune-ted-beaudoin-9781943492190","title":"Pilot of Fortune: The extraordinary true-life adventures of aviation pioneer and trailblazer Sheldon Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW EDITION  REVISED AND EXPANDED  From barnstormer to bush flyer to airline pilot, wartime ferry pilot and airborne firefighter, no job was too big, too small or too hazardous for William Floyd Sheldon Luck. He ferried Gold Rush miners to distant claims in the Yukon, then carried hookers to visit the miners. He delivered unarmed aircraft across the Atlantic in World War II and carried top secret messages across occupied France for Winston Churchill. He blazed a trail of routes over Northwest Canada and later helped establish a chain of early warning radar stations across the Arctic Circle. His amazing aviation career spanned more than fifty years, yet few today are familiar with his name. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePilot of Fortune is a glorious collage of anecdotes about Sheldon's many adventures. All the accidents and incidents, and the many characters he met along the way, beautifully chronicled by acclaimed Canadian author Ted Beaudoin. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and compiled from hundreds of interviews and recollections of those who knew Sheldon Luck best - those who lived with him, worked with him and flew alongside him - Pilot of Fortune is poignant, exciting and often hilarious - a must-read for anyone with an interest in aviation history and a fondness for its larger-than-life heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Beaudoin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943492190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943492190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ELM Grove Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Ted Beaudoin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991252599039,"sku":"9781943492190","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d1acf62-47e5-4adb-bd51-1baedea2a40b.jpg?v=1683309277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pilot-of-fortune-ted-beaudoin-9781943492190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}