Answering Alaska's Call - Author Talk with Linda Fritz

Join the Friends of the Homer Public Library for an author Talk with Linda Fritz! She will discuss her book Answering Alaska's Call.

Tuesday, May 13th from 6:00 - 7:00PM

Homer Public Library Fireside Reading Lounge

About the Book

A tale of heroism and hardship, Answering Alaska’s Call explores the life and passions of pioneering physician, WWII hero, bush pilot, and state legislator Milo Fritz who dedicated his life to bringing modern medicine to Alaska and its Native peoples. Answering Alaska’s Call chronicles the extraordinary life of Milo ‘Doc’ Fritz. Alaska’s legendary “Flying Doctor.” Epic in sweep and intimate in tone, Milo’s story is intertwined with 20th-century medical and Alaska history—his life impacted by World War II, advances in aviation, the territory’s transition to statehood, the Good Friday Earthquake, the discovery of oil, and passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

About the Author

 Editor, writer, and award-winning essayist Linda Fritz, author of Answering Alaska’s Call, was introduced to Alaska and the joys of adventurous travel at age sixteen. Originally from suburban Philadelphia, Linda jumped at the chance to spend the summer in Alaska when offered employment as a nurse’s aide for her uncle—Doc Fritz, Alaska’s legendary flying doctor.

Linda’s dual interest in travel and magazine journalism led to an eclectic career path as a market researcher, writer/editor for Sunset and Diversion magazines, management consultant, and freelance writer that took her around the U.S.

After a hiatus to raise a family on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Linda was editor of the literary journal Delmarva Review for several years before taking on the writing challenge that had been gestating for decades: a book about the heroic life of Doc Fritz.