Shirlee Smith Matheson
Shirlee Smith Matheson is the author of numerous books on Canadian aviation, including Volumes I, II, and III of Flying the Frontiers; Lost: True Stories of Canadian Aviation Tragedies; and A Western Welcome to the World — The History of Calgary International Airport. She is a charter member of Canadian Women in Aviation International (Alberta Rocky Mountain High chapter), and in 1999 was awarded The 99’s Canadian Award in Aviation. She has also written two books on non-aviation subjects (This Was Our Valley and Youngblood of the Peace), has published six adventure novels for young people and has written short stories and stage plays.
Listen to Shirlee’s February 26, 2008 interview on CKUA’s Arts Alive.
Works
Maverick in the Sky |
