The Price of the Sky: A Tale of Bandits, Bootleggers, and Barnstormers - Paperback

by William J. Fisher (Author)

A young aviator turned reluctant bootlegger and bank robber spends his life seeking redemption, clemency, and romance with the unlikely and unexpected help from a politically connected woman. Based on real people and true events gathered from newspaper accounts, official documents, and personal papers. The story is set in Texas and Indiana between 1926 and 1940. The Price of the Sky received a second place award for adult fiction from the New Mexico Press Women's Communication contest in 2024. The book also was a finalist in the New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards for crime fiction.in 2024.