Book cover featuring a black and white photo of a smiling girl with blond hair in front of a rustic house with thatched roof and windows. The text includes titles and author names.

Books

Harvey’s commitment to art started with writing, and he left a legacy of manuscripts dating from his time in graduate school to his death in 2011.

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Book cover of 'Lars Olav: A Boy of Norway' by Harvey Edwards and Ira Spring, featuring a black-and-white photo of a person skiing on snowy mountain terrain with snow-covered peaks in the background.

Learn about Lars Olav Grande

Harvey Edwards, with Photographer Ira Spring, depict the world of Lars Olav Grande in Norway in the 1960s.

–> Read more about LARS OLAV and SIGEMI, A JAPANESE SCHOOL GIRL

Book cover titled 'The Road Show Saga' by Harvey Edwards showing a person holding a photograph of Stockholm, Sweden, from the 1950s, with buildings, a church spire, and a street scene. The photograph is held by hands with painted nails.

The Road Show Saga

The Road Show Saga, which was Harvey Edwards’ last novel, was published in 2011.

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The Roadshow Saga.

Typed manuscript titled 'Skiing Down The Eiger' by Harvey Edwards, describing a helicopter flight over the Eiger mountain in Switzerland, capturing snow-covered peaks, a ski climber, and a helicopter in the snowy landscape.

Articles

Harvey also published articles describing the feats of world and Olympic alpine champions in ski and mountain magazines. He covered the first ski descent of Eiger by Sylvain Saudan, and countless other gems we’ve dug out of boxes.

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A black and white cover photo of a book titled 'Scandinavia: The Challenge of Welfare' by Harvey Edwards, featuring a group of laughing children and teenagers in a city street, with buildings and a silhouette of a cityscape in the background.

Scandinavia

The Challenge of Welfare

Denmark • Norway • Sweden • Finland Iceland • Greenland

In this article, Harvey Edwards sought answers to these questions:

  • Can too much security lead to boredom; restlessness; a rise in alcoholism, suicide, and promiscuity?

  • In these affluent societies, does the individual give up too much freedom as the State assumes more of the burden of protecting his welfare?

  • Does a planned existence lead to a more meaningful, creative life?

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A vintage black and white photograph of five young adults walking down a city street, with buildings and signs in the background, overlaid with a book cover titled 'France and the French' by Harvey Edwards.

France and the French

Harvey Edwards lived in France for 12 years, and in France and the French, he portrayed the people and their land during the 1960s.

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