Come Fly with Us!: A Global History of the Airline Hostess by Johanna Omelia, Michael Waldock

Come Fly with Us!: A Global History of the Airline Hostess

Johanna Omelia, Michael Waldock

160 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction informative inspiring fast-paced

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When the first commercial flights took off in the 1930s, stewardesses were registered nurses whose duties included swatting flies and helping passengers read railroad timetables in the event of forced landings. In the 1950s, stewardesses were view...

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