Come fly the world : the jet-age story of the women of Pan Am
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2021.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
455 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library - Main - Large Print | LP 387.742 COOKE | On Shelf |
New Castle-Henry County PL - New Castle - Adult Non-fiction Collection | 387.742 COOK (LP) | On Shelf |
Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield - Large Print | L.P. 387.7 Cooke | On Shelf |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2021.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men-era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out and wanted up. Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5'3" and 5'9", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under 26 years of age at the time of hire. Cooke's intimate storytelling weaves together the real-life stories of a memorable cast of characters, from small-town girl Lynne Totten, a science major who decided life in a lab was not for her, to Hazel Bowie, one of the relatively few Black stewardesses of the era, as they embraced the liberation of their new jet-set life. Cooke brings to light the story of Pan Am stewardesses' role in the Vietnam War, as the airline added runs from Saigon to Hong Kong for plane loads of weary young soldiers straight from the battlefields, who were off for five days of R&R and then flown back to war. Finally, with Operation Babylift--the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children during the fall of Saigon--the book's special cast of stewardesses unites to play an extraordinary role on the world stage"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cooke, J. (2021). Come fly the world: the jet-age story of the women of Pan Am (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooke, Julia. 2021. Come Fly the World: The Jet-age Story of the Women of Pan Am. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooke, Julia. Come Fly the World: The Jet-age Story of the Women of Pan Am Thorndike Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cooke, Julia. Come Fly the World: The Jet-age Story of the Women of Pan Am Large print edition., Thorndike Press, 2021.
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