Chuck Sassara presents Propellers, Politics, and People: Chuck Sassara’s Alaska
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Chuck Sassara, a longtime Alaskan, former legislator, pilot, and businessman, shares his life and adventures at this event which also features his book Chuck Sassara’s Alaska – Propellers, Politics and People. From his arrival in 1955 with his wife Ann, through Alaska statehood and resource development, Chuck’s stories are told with humor, excitement, adventure and daring. His memoir is an Alaskan treasure.
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