From Another Island
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From Another Island

Adventures And Misadventures Of An Airline Stewardess

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eBook - ePub

From Another Island

Adventures And Misadventures Of An Airline Stewardess

About this book

Author was a stewardess for American Airlines who began her career in 1950.
"A world-travelling airline hostess' own story of flying, this cheerful, often-amusing tale will be of special interest to women readers. Miss Waterman, daughter of a World War I pilot, and a stewardess from 1949 until a few years ago, states a romantic and near-mystical premise for her career. It has to do with an "island" of imagination all aviators know about, a place just beyond the next stop which holds for them the potential of adventure. And it is also, of course, the rarefied, empty world they travel in thousands of feet above Earth. Pursuing that "island", this girl's named life took her across the U.S., down to Mexico, and on to the romantic world of the Far East. She tells the story of that life, of the day-to-day episodes, mishaps, and occasional tension it produces, with throughout respect for her job and for her fellow airline employees. And whether the scene be a teeming Oriental city or near-deserted Midway Island, she finds something of value to see and report to her readers. A very pleasant little book, with plus interest for young adults."—Kirkus Reviews

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Information

Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781839745133
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. DEDICATION
  4. Prologue
  5. 1-An Introduction to Flying
  6. 2-These Are the Girls
  7. 3-The Men in the Cockpit
  8. 4-Those Old Airline Stories
  9. 5-Here We Live
  10. 6-The Men in Our Lives
  11. 7-The Passengers
  12. 8-Strange Cargo
  13. 9-The Layovers
  14. 10-And the Things We Brought Back
  15. 11-Wake!
  16. 12-When We Played God
  17. 13-It Was Not All Good
  18. Epilogue
  19. Help for the Hopeful-So You Still Want to Be an Airline Stewardess!