Not Your Average Joe: A Selected Autobiography And Joe's Wisdom On Shooting

by Joseph Nava

Overview

Born during the Great Depression and not expected to live at birth, Joseph A. Nava is homeless at age fifteen, loses his chance at a college football scholarship after breaking his leg, and then struggles to support his growing family. Joe finds opportunity in the challenges he faces by moving his family from Massachusetts to Alaska, with no job offer, only hope. In Alaska Joe completes his education, works at the jobs he dreamed of, and with his intense love of hunting and competitive shooting, serves not only his community but nationally on the National Rifle Association board of directors. As a wildlife biologist, hunter, executive officer of the Institute of Arctic Biology, NRA All-American shooter, licensed assistant big game guide, pilot and community volunteer, Joe shares humorous and inspiring stories. Ever the teacher, Joe provides lessons on firearms safety, hunting, competitive shooting and from his sought-after bear safety classes, how to stay safe in bear country. Through Joe's example, we learn that with hard work we can be anything we want to be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594338502
Publisher:	Publication Consultants
Publication date:	04/01/2019
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Joseph A. Nava spent his early years on his mother's family farm before moving to Westborough, Massachusetts and later to Alaska. He holds both a BS and MS in wildlife management from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Joe was elected to the National Rifle Association Board of Directors and was Chairman of the NRA Junior and Collegiate Committee. As an NRA Training Counselor, Joe trained over 60,000 students to be safe with their firearms, over 2,500 instructors how to teach firearms safety to others and taught 800 Alaska Concealed Handgun Permit classes to approximately 15,000 students. He was an Alaska Hunter Safety Instructor for 50 years. Joe continues to run his radio program, Shooters Corner, on KFAR Radio 660 AM in Fairbanks, Alaska.