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\"\"LAWRENCE V DRAKE<\/strong><\/span>
\nAuthor and Entrepreneur<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Contact Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Lawrence has been published in dozens of periodicals, written industry-related books, and penned a monthly international newsletter. He has been a pilot for most of his life, owning and flying a variety of sport and private aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born and raised in Montana, Lawrence has lived all over the western U.S. In his early years, he worked as a flight instructor, crop duster, and aerobatic instructor, owning and flying a variety of airplanes including antiques and amateur-built. His memoir, Schellville, captures those adventurous days filled with love and life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost four years in the Air Force Security Service during the Vietnam conflict gave rise to his first book, Red Boots Rebel. His second book, The Entrepreneur Experience, is a result of a lifetime of educational encounters with dreamers, schemers, and scalawags as an independent businessman. His most recent book, Pilots & Painted Ladies, a historical biography, relates the true experiences of a boy born and raised on a Montana dry-land farm who gets sucked into the China, Burma, India (CBI) theater of WWII as a bomber pilot. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lawrence spent much of his career in the heating industry as a manufacturer, association director, and owner. He holds a number of patents, including a unique modular RV camper and portable shelter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lawrence writes from a first-hand perspective of a love of aviation, a successful entrepreneur, a caring family man, and a passion for life.<\/span><\/p>\n