Come fly the world : the jet-age story of the women of Pan Am

The Resource Come fly the world : the jet-age story of the women of Pan Am
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Come fly the world : the jet-age story of the women of Pan Am
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the jet-age story of the women of Pan Am
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Julia Cooke
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eng
Summary
  • "A lively, unexpected portrait of the jet-age stewardesses serving on iconic Pan Am airways between 1966 and 1975"--
  • 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 Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 53" and 59", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under 26 years of age at the time of hire. Cooke weaves together the real-life stories of stewardesses as they embraced the liberation of their new jet-set life. She 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 planeloads of weary young soldiers straight from the battlefields, as well as Operation Babylift, the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children during the fall of Saigon. -- adapted from jacket
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contains biographical information
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387.7/42092273
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  • illustrations
  • maps
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index present
LC call number
HD8039.A432
LC item number
U6323 2021
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography

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