Planes Bears and the Turkey Bomber eBook James Oliver
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Following this family from white collar America to carving out a home in Alaska's Bush, the chapter titles themselves reveal an insight into this true story
In "Finding the Bush," bears, mosquitoes and Alaska's Nature in general humbles this family. With 5 small plane loads of supplies and tools they set out for adventure in remote Alaska.
"Out of the Cold and Rain;" brings the urgency of shelter before winter sets in. Building from the land’s raw materials is quite the surprise.
"If You Make the First Winter," as one pilot remarked, "The bush is filled with junk from those that didn't make it."
"Planes, Planes and Even Bigger Planes," A winter landing in the bush, "…a huge plume of snow engulfed the plane from sight for a few moments then bright fire could be seen coming from inside the snow plume followed by loud bangs as the plane roared out of the snow mist vibrating the ice…"
"The Turkey Bomber," Is as odd as it sounds, "…we tied a hundred foot piece of rope to his waist, gave some final instructions on what to do if he goes through the thin ice and sent him out inching…"
"Bush Rats and Other Colorful Animals" brings the characters of their remote bush up close. Even ABC Family Channel found this family and filmed this remote location as told in "Switched!..." and "Switched! Again."
Their livelihoods of creating and operating a wilderness camp and sport fishing business in the bush are told in "Skills. What You Can't Build A Shopping Mall With A Pocket Knife," and in "Here Fishy, Fishy."
A free 49 page online companion photo book with over 100 photos is also available from the author.
Planes Bears and the Turkey Bomber eBook James Oliver
I read every book about Alaska that I can find, so I was pleased when the author asked me to review this one. James Oliver moved his family from the mountains of Virginia to a remote lake in Alaska, and this is their story.They arrived with a little money and some cabin building skill, but not much else. Over the course of ten years they change from cheechakos to experienced bush dwellers, but not without their share of mistakes and learning experiences.
I really enjoyed this book because the author gave a lot of details about their daily lives - homeschooling the kids, what they ate, how they built their cabins, how they managed a water supply, how they resupplied their camp, and of course lots of details about the beautiful Alaskan wilderness and changing seasons. The many hair-raising and funny stories about falling through the ice on the lake, determined bears, pesky mosquitoes, frozen outhouse adventures, and stomach churning flights on small bush planes kept me turning the pages until way after my bedtime. I especially appreciated that the Olivers wanted to raise their children without all the electronics and designer clothes that most modern children demand.
Oliver and his family eventually built their homestead into a vacation and fishing lodge and took in tourists for income. Their children grew up and started moving away, and Oliver and his wife decided it was time to move on to another adventure. That was my only disappointment with this book - they gave it all up and left!
For anyone who enjoys stories about Alaska or wilderness living, or just those who dream of escaping the rat race, this is a book you will love.
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Planes Bears and the Turkey Bomber eBook James Oliver Reviews
Very nice book, easy read and kept me interested. I read a lot about Alaska settlers and find living off the grid interesting. Especially trying to raise children and make a living out there. This was a good read on that subject.
I enjoyed the book and getting to know the family. It is light hearted and an easy read. Unlike most of the Alaska adventure books, he does not subsistence hunt and make his living trapping. He goes into the bush and starts a business. As with all things in life, when the kids grow up and leave home, it is time for a new adventure. I wonder what comes next?
This is a fantastic book, very interesting stories about carving out a home in the Alaska Wilderness. Jim is an excellent writer, presenting a very intriguing look into what it is like to set up a home and business in the Alaska bush. He really is a Renaissance Man Tackling one of America’s most difficult environments and triumphing over many obstacles and difficulties. I first met Jim when I floated down the Talachulitna River, fly fishing for a week with 4 men in two rafts. Jim really knows the bush, scaring off Grizzly Bears, setting up camp, preparing all our meals, and teaching us how to catch Alaska’s fish. A great read!
Extremely entertaining and interesting book. If you are interested in pursuing a life in the northern wilderness you should read this. It's a great view of the work, planning, and investment involved to successfully live a life off the grid. It's helpful to have kids with amazing work ethics who don't mind being electronically unconnected to the rest of the world.
It's an amazing story of a family with grit and determination who managed to make a dream come true.
My only complaint is that it would have been very nice to have a little more white space on the pages. Maybe wider margins and a space between paragraphs. It would have made the reading process a lot more enjoyable.
The title simply grabbed my attention and it's well explained in the book. Turkey
Bomber in Alaska? Hum...
With that said, this real life story of an east coast family moving to Alaska and
building their dream from scratch was an awesome adventure well worth reading.
Raising a family and surviving in bush Alaska is not for the faint of heart. James
did an outstanding job of detailing what it took for them to take a dream and
make it a reality. Building their cabin and more from the trees on their land and
the reality of logistics in Alaska. Building a successful business with a side story
of television fame. A true Alaskan adventure well worth reading.
Like so many Americans today, I'm facinated by that pioneer/CAN DO spirit, that drives some dauntless folks beyond the outer edges of civilization, to test themselves against Mother Nature. It always impresses me when someone succeeds as brilliantly as this family did. And they came away with great stories to tell, and earned a great deal of character along the way as well. This is Suvivor Man as a lifestyle commitment, and it gives you a peek into the kind of determination that it takes to make it. It was a page turner for me. And I couldn't help but think what a better place we would all live in if most of the people in the world had just 25% of the work ethic and common sense that this family had.
The book was a wonderful read and fed my fantasy to get away from the daily madness and I could relate to the "get it done" compulsion to build the cabin and lodge. So why only 3 stars and not 5? 2 reasons 1) I read this on the app for my iPad and noticed numerous spelling errors. Sometimes they were outright misspellings, while others were spelled correctly, but just the wrong word used. I am not citing a specific example here, but "there" and "their" was the type of misuse I noticed. And the misspellings were frequent enough that it detracted from the stories. I am not blaming the author for poor editing as I have seen this often in other books I've read in the iPad app. Reason #2 for the 3 stars is the lack of photos to enhance the story - there were none. Adding insult to injury, there was a link at the end of the book to view photos at a separate website, but the cost was an additional $8. Had I known about the extra cost for the photos, I might have paid more for the book.
I read every book about Alaska that I can find, so I was pleased when the author asked me to review this one. James Oliver moved his family from the mountains of Virginia to a remote lake in Alaska, and this is their story.
They arrived with a little money and some cabin building skill, but not much else. Over the course of ten years they change from cheechakos to experienced bush dwellers, but not without their share of mistakes and learning experiences.
I really enjoyed this book because the author gave a lot of details about their daily lives - homeschooling the kids, what they ate, how they built their cabins, how they managed a water supply, how they resupplied their camp, and of course lots of details about the beautiful Alaskan wilderness and changing seasons. The many hair-raising and funny stories about falling through the ice on the lake, determined bears, pesky mosquitoes, frozen outhouse adventures, and stomach churning flights on small bush planes kept me turning the pages until way after my bedtime. I especially appreciated that the Olivers wanted to raise their children without all the electronics and designer clothes that most modern children demand.
Oliver and his family eventually built their homestead into a vacation and fishing lodge and took in tourists for income. Their children grew up and started moving away, and Oliver and his wife decided it was time to move on to another adventure. That was my only disappointment with this book - they gave it all up and left!
For anyone who enjoys stories about Alaska or wilderness living, or just those who dream of escaping the rat race, this is a book you will love.
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