The age of flight
Subtitle: a history of America's pioneering airline
By: by William Garvey & David Fisher ; Randy Johnson, editoral director/contributing author.
Contributors: Fisher, David.; Johnson, Randy, 1951-
Publisher: Pace Communications
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Greensboro, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: United Airlines -- History -- 20th century; Airlines -- History -- 20th century; Air mail service -- United States -- History; Aeronautics, Commercial -- History -- 20th century
Description: Celebrate 75 years of history and innovation with United Airlines' anniversary coffee-table book. United's rich history, from early airmail carrier to global airline, is presented in stirring words and archival pictures, featuring 256 pages and 286 color and black-and-white photos and illustrations.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION; title: WINGS OF DESIRE 13; title: THE EARLY YEARS; title: THE AIRMAIL SERVICE18 / THE ORIGINAL UNITED26 / FOUNDING FATHERS38; title: BECOMING UNITED48 / PAT PATTERSON54 / THEY ALSO SERVE60; title: ELLEN CHURCH68 / A RIDE ON THE MAIN LINE CIRCA 193072; title: TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS; title: CONQUERING THE ELEMENTS84 / ELREY JEPPESEN AND THORP HISCOCK88; title: THE BOEING 24796 / A TICKET TO RIDE104 / THE SILENT PASSENGER. 110; title: THE JET AGE114 / MAKING IT PERFECT120; title: SELLING THE SKY; title: UNITED AT YOUR SERVICE. 132 / HAWAIIAN LOVE AFFAIR156 / CELEBRITY STATUS164; title: FLYING ON LEADERSHIP 80166 / FLY THE FRIENDLY SKIES168; title: GOING GLOBAL; title: EXTENDING THE MAIN LINE. 184 / UNITED GOES TO WAR 192 / FLIGHT NURSE DIARY. 194; title: TECHNOLOGICAL FIRSTS. 198 / REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST200 / GENEALOGY206; title: THE EMPLOYEES' AIRLINE. 208 / CUSTOMER SERVICE FIRSTS. 214; title: ABOVE AND BEYOND. 216 / EYES IN THE SKIES218; title: A DAY IN THE LIFE; title: AN AIRBUS TO EVERYWHERE. 224; title: WINGS OF TOMORROW; title: THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT248; title: PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEMORABILIA CREDITS252 / INDEX253.