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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July
16, 2019
Edna
Bell-Pearson Publishes “Air Age” Memoir
“World War II was in full swing when I did what I
considered my patriotic duty and joined the Kansas Civil Air Patrol. We wore
crisp, khaki uniforms and jaunty caps, piped in red, and drilled on the
athletic field north of the high school before most folks were out of bed in
the morning. Not one to do things halfway, I enrolled in a private pilot course
and started taking flying lessons in a 1939 bright yellow, 65 horsepower, Piper
J-3 Cub.”
This is the opening to Edna
Bell-Pearson’s memoir, Headwinds, a story of one family’s
experiences set against the early days of the “Air Age.”
Headwinds takes place over the course of five
years, and tells the story of Ungerer Flying Service, a family-owned and
operated business stationed in Marysville, Kansas. It covers a time when the
United States was becoming the largest aviation manufacturing country in the
world, and small planes, designed for flight training and private ownership,
with innovations never before dreamed of, rolled off the production lines of
Cessna, Taylorcraft, Piper, Beech, and others. The GI Bill of Rights made it
possible for veterans to take flight training at government expense. Thousands
who had washed out or missed out on flying during the war became pilots. As the
business grows and thrives, Edna learns to appreciate the importance of the
little things: hunting and fishing trips, being a good housekeeper, and crisp,
autumnal days without wind.
This memoir examines the importance of family through
hardships, and it will leave you appreciating the value of persistence and
determination in the face of adversity. Edna loves her job, and her life, which
is an important piece of this inspirational story.
Readers can now order the book for August delivery via
the Meadowlark Bookstore, www.meadowlark-books.com.
The book will also soon be available for order through traditional and online
bookstores in both paperback and ebook formats.
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About the Author: Edna
Bell-Pearson’s stories, articles, essays, and poems have appeared in hundreds
of magazines, newspapers, literary journals, and anthologies world-wide. She
has published six books. She is noted for Fragile Hopes, Transient Dreams
and Other Stories, a southwest Kansas saga, chosen during the Kansas
sesquicentennial year, as one of “150 Best Kansas Books.”
About
the Publisher: Meadowlark
(Emporia, KS) is an independent publisher, born of a desire to
produce high-quality books for print and electronic delivery. Meadowlark is
developing a collection of books that focus on a Midwest regional appeal, via
author and/or topic. Meadowlark is open to working with authors of fiction,
non-fiction, poetry, and mixed media. Learn more at www.meadowlark-books.com.
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