Often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World, Stone Mountain is the largest exposed mass of granite in the world. Sixteen miles east of Atlanta the 825-foot dome rises to 1,683 feet above level. The northern face of the mountain is a perpendicular cliff nearly fifty stories tall -- the world's largest piece of sculpture, where ride gigantic carved figures of three Confederate heroes, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson.

In 1915 the United Daughters of the Confederacy leased the land and commissioned Gutzon Borglum, later the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, to carve the Lost Cause memorial on the mountain where the second Ku Klux Klan was resurrected by William J. Simmons. Proceeding intermittently over six decades, the project was given added impetus in the wake of the South's massive resistance to racial integration. Capitalizing on this impulse, the state of Georgia funded the completion of the project in 1958 for use as a tourist attraction. Opening as a theme park in 1970, Stone Mountain now draws some five million visitors a year, exceeded only by the Disney theme parks in Orlando, Florida.

Army Warrant Officer Eric Mohr arrives in Vietnam intent on saving lives as a medevac helicopter pilot. When his brother-in-law Steve Cooper is shot down and taken prisoner by the Viet Cong, Eric's mission becomes a personal one.

The Berlin Wall is gone. Perestroika and glasnot are being heralded as the key to new Soviet openess. But within the political ranks of the former Soviet Union, many Communist hardliners who remain in power are determined to return to the old ways. Alex Davis, former deep undercover agent now retired from the espionage game, is faced with a challenge. A prominent Soviet citizen with a prized secret wants out of the country and Alex has the means to make it happen. He just purchased one of the earliest stealth aircraft, a Windecker Eagle, and he is a former expert at operating undetected "behind the iron curtain." Along with his adopted sister, Karen Webster, M.D., Alex embarks on a mission that will put them at great risk and challenge his dormant skills. But the result is worth it. If Alex can pull it off, a medical miracle that would be exploited and restrained within Russia, will be available to the free world.

Highways in the Sky is a collection of flying stories spanning Freeman's 35-year career as both a military and civilian pilot. Freeman puts readers in the cockpit as his experience level grows from a student pilot learning at a grass strip to an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam. After the war, he has a career as a flight instructor and corporate pilot. There is something here for anyone who loves flying!