Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am

by Julia Cooke and Julia Cooke

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0358251400
• ISBN13: 9780358251408
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Beyond What I Expected

I bought this book simply because I really love the Jet-Age and the 'glamour' that flying used to be. This book opened my eyes to so much more. It's a great expression of women charting their own paths.