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Jesse C Bell's avatar

Don Sheldon’s wife wrote a great book a few years ago called,as I recall, “The Cache Creek Murders”. Never solved, and a good look at early Talkeetna life.

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Michael R Dougherty's avatar

Jesse - We hadn’t heard about her book. Interesting. When Don first passed away, Hollywood was keen on doing a movie about his life, especially the actor Cliff Robertson, who was also a pilot. Don Sheldon’s wife did not want them to do a movie about her husband.

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Jesse C Bell's avatar

His wife was a daughter of the Reeves Glacier Pilot, she grew up in

Anchorage on 12th Avenue on what became known as Pilot’s Row. Janice Reeve probably graduated from Anchorage High School around 1958 as I recall.

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Michael R Dougherty's avatar

Jesse - Fascinating. Does she have some bush pilot stories?

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