Pan Am: An Aviation Legend (Hardcover)

~ Barnaby Conrad (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Woodford Press (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942627555
• ISBN-13: 978-0942627558
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 10.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #421,812 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pan Am, An Aviation Legend---a review---, January 11, 2000

By	S. Davidson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pan Am, An Aviation Legend is a must for anyone who considers herself or himself a romantic and a traveler by air, in the 20th century.

The book is loaded with vintage photos of early aircraft landing in the tropics, of founder Juan Trippe and longtime Pan Am advisor, Charles Lindberg, as well as art deco brochures and jet age memorabilia. The juxtaposition of fabulous pictures, creative and original advertising art and lucid prose makes this book stand out in its genre of coffee table books.

The author captures with great style the legend of Pan Am from the heroic pilots and their engineering feats (e.g. the first crossing of the Pacific Ocean) to the best flight attendants in the world. Anyone who traveled internationally after World War II will remember how wonderful it was to be served by the elite of the airline industry.

If you miss the romance of traveling to far away places, this is the book for you. Pan Am, An Aviation Legend faithfully salutes our memory of Pan American World Airways as the airline that with panache transported us abroad.

Whether you are American or European or Asian or South American or African my guess is that your experience with this book about Panamerican World Airways ("The World's Most Experienced Airline") will be one of nostalgia. Pan Am brought us together. It truly contributed to making the world a smaller place.

We the extended Pan Am family, employees and passengers will revere this book as a fitting tribute to Pan Am's pioneering spirit.

Pan Am, An Aviation Legend will be on most prominent display in the home of all of us.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book About a Great Airline, January 11, 2000

By	James J Laughlan (Vancouver, Washington) - See all my reviews

I've always been drawn to the flying boats, both the Martin M-130 and the Boeing 314. When I saw this book caome out, I knew I had to read it. I actually bought it as a gift, but ended up reading it myself first. It is wonderfully put together. It covers Pan Am from begining to its sad end. Many of the pictures, I had never seen before, and gave me an insight to a airline that started it all. A book worth having for anyone who is into flying boats or Pan Am.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made me cry.., July 11, 2000

By	K. Anastasio "Leftys' Hip Pocket" (San Marcos, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Growing up in the Pan Am family, I have nothing but fond memories of this great era. This book has helped me relive those memories. 30 years later, this airline would be the reason I would become a professional pilot myself. Those were the days when flying was more of a luxury then a convience. Men dressed in suits and women in their best. It was an age of glamour that again can be enjoyed through this book. Thank you