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Injun Joe: The Legend of Smoking Joe Collins

Marion Day

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Description:This is the life story of 'Injun Joe', born Wellwyn Harris Collins, in 1950. His mother was half-caste Maori of the Ngati Kahungunu tribe, his father a Scottish-Irish immigrant whose family had substantial holdings in Hawke's Bay.Joe became well known as an elite hunter-helicopter pilot, one of New Zealand's most dangerous occupations of the time, in what is now known as The Last Great Adventure. Unafraid of his own fears, he lived to hunt, then fly, at times with a blatant disregard for authority.His name is inextricably linked to the exploits that typified the early days of aerial hunting in New Zealand-when the industry was wild and young, and anything could happen, when helicopters and cockpits replaced horses and saddles. Joe, an imperfect hero, always attracted attention, whatever he did. He lived life with a single-minded passion that sometimes led to obsession, but his courage, steel nerves and kindness gave him a compelling quality that appeals to something deep-rooted in the average person.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Injun Joe: The Legend of Smoking Joe Collins. To get started finding Injun Joe: The Legend of Smoking Joe Collins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 264

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Halcyon Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1877566470

Description: This is the life story of 'Injun Joe', born Wellwyn Harris Collins, in 1950. His mother was half-caste Maori of the Ngati Kahungunu tribe, his father a Scottish-Irish immigrant whose family had substantial holdings in Hawke's Bay.Joe became well known as an elite hunter-helicopter pilot, one of New Zealand's most dangerous occupations of the time, in what is now known as The Last Great Adventure. Unafraid of his own fears, he lived to hunt, then fly, at times with a blatant disregard for authority.His name is inextricably linked to the exploits that typified the early days of aerial hunting in New Zealand-when the industry was wild and young, and anything could happen, when helicopters and cockpits replaced horses and saddles. Joe, an imperfect hero, always attracted attention, whatever he did. He lived life with a single-minded passion that sometimes led to obsession, but his courage, steel nerves and kindness gave him a compelling quality that appeals to something deep-rooted in the average person.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Injun Joe: The Legend of Smoking Joe Collins. To get started finding Injun Joe: The Legend of Smoking Joe Collins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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