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Product Identifiers
PublisherHi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-100752449044
ISBN-139780752449043
eBay Product ID (ePID)73634874
Product Key Features
Book TitleGlamour in the Skies : the Golden Age of the Air Stewardess
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicFood, Lodging & Transportation / General, Aviation / History, Aviation / Commercial, Corporate & Business History
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Transportation, Business & Economics
AuthorLibbie Escolme-Schmidt
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight27.9 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal387.742082
SynopsisEx-hostess Libbie Escolme-Schmidt has lovingly compiled many hundreds of memories to present the ultimate history of the British Airways air hostess. Collating a multitude of stories from the forties and fifties through to what is often agreed to be the end of the golden age in 1980, this is an important record of the contribution made by women to airline history. During this period flying evolved from a potentially dangerous adventure to a remarkably safe and comfortable means of international travel, and through it all the air hostesses were there. Their experiences range from administering oxygen to passengers flying over the Andes to serving French champagne on Concorde, and the anecdotes are full of humour as they cover training, first flights, sexual discrimination and harassment, disasters, passengers, glamorous stopovers and other temptations. This illustrated book presents the changing times in air travel through the eyes of the stewardess and offers the perfect tribute to the girls who walked the skies., Ex-stewardess Libbie Escolme-Schmidt has lovingly compiled many hundreds of memories to present the ultimate history of the British Airways air hostess. Collating a multitude of stories from the 1940s and 1950s through to what is often agreed to be the end of the golden age in 1980, this is an important record of the contribution made by women to airline history. During this period flying evolved from a potentially dangerous adventure to a remarkably safe and comfortable means of international travel, and through it all the air hostesses were there. Their experiences range from administering oxygen to passengers flying over the Andes to serving French champagne on Concorde, and the anecdotes are full of humor as they cover training, first flights, sexual discrimination and harassment, disasters, passengers, glamorous stopovers, and other temptations. This illustrated book presents the changing times in air travel through the eyes of the stewardess and offers the perfect tribute to the girls who worked the skies., A fun, frank and factual recreation of the golden age of air travel and its most glamorous participants!
LC Classification NumberHE9787
