{"product_id":"come-fly-the-world-julia-cooke-9780358251408","title":"Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am","description":"\u003cb\u003eGlamour, danger, liberation: in a \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e-era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ejet-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 planeloads of weary young soldiers straight from the battlefields, who were off for five days of R\u0026amp;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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Cooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0358251400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358251408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2021","brand":"Julia Cooke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053256110335,"sku":"9780358251408","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87a7d27a-025b-4560-89a4-28d85addaa0a.jpg?v=1685023320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/come-fly-the-world-julia-cooke-9780358251408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}