Propeller One-Way Night Coach: A Fable for All Ages

Title

en_US Propeller One-Way Night Coach: A Fable for All Ages

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US First printing

en_US John Travolta

Creator

en_US Travolta, John See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Travolta, John

Date

2016-01-25T19:03:28Z

en_US 1997-12

en_US 1997

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:03:28Z

Date Issued

en_US 1997

Abstract

en_US Travolta writes in his introduction: I thought if perhaps I could create a fictitious situation mixed with some true personality types and stories I remembered over the years, I could create a fable that would be entertaining (xi). This is no fable, but it is a charming and entertaining story of the first experience of aviation by a boy who was entranced by it before, during, and after. He had saved his pennies, scoured flight schedules, and found in 1962 this old United milk-run with a DC-6 propeller plane that flew across the United States in short hops: Newark-Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Chicago-Des Moines-Denver-Las Vegas-Los Angeles. The title was the schedule's description of this flight; it cost $95, and children flew for half-fare. On the way we read delightful experiences of airports, airplane food (chicken cordon bleu too often!), an old bunk, a cockpit visit, a broken toy airplane, a beautiful stewardess, and even a surprise flight on an all-first-class Caravelle. Only the right-hand pages are printed.

Identifier

en_US 0446522570

en_US 4294 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79568

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Warner Books: A Time Warner Company

en_US New York, NY

Subject

en_US PS3570.R3533 P76 1997 See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole