How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme SportsAuthor Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel. |
Contents
1 How Angel Peterson Got His Name | 1 |
2 The Miracle of Flight | 29 |
3 Orvis Orvison and the Crash and Bash | 45 |
4 Girls and the Circle of Death | 62 |
5 And Finally | 78 |
About the Author | 91 |
back cover | 92 |
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