Other editions of book Lost in the Air

WHO IS THE MAJOR? "Let's get a breath of fresh air." Bruce Manning yawned and stretched, then slid off his high stool at the bookkeeping desk. Barney Menter followed his example. They had been together only a few days, these two, but already they were pals. This was not to be wondered at, for both had been discharged recently from army aviation service—Bruce in Canada and Barney in the United States. Each had served his country well. Now they were employed in the work of developing the wilds of Northern Canada near Hudson Bay. And there are no regions more romantic than this with all its half-gleaned history and its million secrets of wonder, wealth and beauty. As they stood in the doorway, gazing at the forest-lined river and distant bluffs, hearing the clang of steel on steel, as construction work went forward, catching the roar of cataracts in Nelson River, and tingling with the keen air of the northern summer, life seemed a new creation, so different was it from the days of war.

It's the year after World War I ended, and Barney and Bruce -- two kids from the far north (one from Canada, one from Alaska) -- are looking for work in a town on Hudson's Bay when a ship comes into harbor with an airplane in its hold. Now, remember, it's not even the 1920s, yet and it's not at all weird for airplanes to be disassembled, shipped around by boat or rail and rebuilt by whatever mechanics are to be found at the end of the line. But young as they are, Barney and Bruce served as aviators during the war -- and they're more than game for a trip to discover the north pole by air!

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