An Angel on His Wing: The Story of Bill Gordon, Alaska's Flying Bishop

"Here is a fascinting portrayal of the life and ministry of Bill Gordon, dynamic and unorthodox leader of the Episcopal Church in Alaska for twenty-six years. It is a story, too of a changing Alaska beginning in the 1940's and taking us to the post-oil pipeline era of the 1970s. At age 29, Bill was elected bishop and the Gordons moved to Fairbanks. He assumed control of the enormous Missionary District. He learned to fly and soon as spending six months of his year traveling among the far-flung Indian and Eskimo villages in his singe-engine plane.