Edward C. Larson
WWII Veteran. Pilot. Fisherman. Educator. Author. Fine Artist & Illustrator.
About Spear-Carrier in a Backwater War
Semifinalist in the 2017 BookLife PrizeNominated for the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award “The prose here is exquisite. Mr. Larson and his passion for airplanes and flying come alive Continue Reading →
WWII Pilot Partners with the Son of a WWII Pilot to Produce an Autobiographical Audiobook
Ed Larson, WWII veteran and author of Spear-Carrier in a Backwater War, and actor T. Anthony Quinn have partnered to produce a ten-and-a-half-hour audiobook telling the story of Larson’s experiences Continue Reading →
About Leaves from the Autumns of Yesterday
ED LARSON paints pictures with his words and tells stories with his drawings. Set in the sweeping landscape of Montana, on the majestic, often perilous waters of Alaska, along the Continue Reading →
About the Planes Featured in Spear-Carrier in a Backwater War
“In the early 1930s, there was a staggering wealth of information available about aviation in general and particularly the famous pilots and planes of the 1914–1919 era. “G-8 and His Continue Reading →
A man of many talents, a man with many friends
EDWARD LARSON has been an adventurer most of his life. Although he grew up in Seattle, he spent his summers on Alaska towboats transporting salmon from the fishing banks to Continue Reading →
Videos, Interviews, and More!
WWII Veteran Partners with Son of WWII Veteran to Produce Autobiographical Audiobook Download the press kit here! Ed’s 2015 interview with Terri Morgan of the Santa Cruz Sentinel The Gift Continue Reading →
Dynamic Duo: A Celebration of Two of America’s Most Wonderous Airplanes
I enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in the spring of 1942 at the age of seventeen and earned my wings as a second lieutenant on April 16, Continue Reading →
About Echoes in the Wind
Ed Larson’s latest book – with an afterword by Suzy Pokorny-Zick “On the journey to or from Alaska, two bodies of water open their storm windows to the wickedness from Continue Reading →