BOOK NEWS
PAN AM REFERENCES OF NOTE
Two reviews of a book by Jon Krupnick on his exploration of the history of air mail transport during Pan American’s conquest of the Pacific.
“Captain of the Tides: Gunner Morgan” — the book by Charles D. Morgan with Jacque Hillman, winner of the 2022 Bronze Medal for Historical Fiction.
Exciting books-old and new-on Pan American World Airways: Classic history & reference, pictorial, biography, fiction & non-fiction.
An engaging historical novel: "Pacific Musick, Personal Life of Captain Ed Musick, Chief Pilot of Pan American Airways China Clipper" by Ross Detwiler.
"Flight 7 is Missing, The Search for My Father's Killer" by Ken Fortenberry. Reviewed by Peter Leslie, former Director of PAHF.
"Pan Am - Personal Tributes to a Global Aviation Pioneer" a beautifully-compiled commemorative book by Jeff Kriendler & James Patrick Baldwin.
"Aviation Humor Served Neat," reviewed by Eric Hobson. Not the first book published by Pan Am insiders but it might be the funniest.
Recent Pan Am-related books that have crossed our desk. And all of them are about or touch on Pan Am’s history and experiences.
BOOK: "Wings of Freedom" by Al Topping. When Al Topping managed to carry nearly 500 evacuees from Saigon to freedom on Pan Am.
Sky Road to Adventure by Lewis Theiss: A popular aviation-action-adventure series, starring Ginger Hale, was linked to Pan Am's early years.
A close associate of Juan Trippe, "Aviation's Quiet Pioneer John C. Leslie." Authored by his son, Peter Leslie in 2012 & PDF of the book's introduction.
Review: The 747: A Tumultuous Beginning (2015) by Ron Marasco who witnessed history up close as Pan Am's General Manager for 747 Maintenance.
REVIEW | The Shadow flies the China Clipper (#2 Pan Am) from the popular comic book series "The Fire of Creation" by Dynamite Entertainment.
Pan Am-related Books for Kids: Nick Grant Adventure Novels | Historical Aviation Comics | The China Clipper | Timmy Rides the China Clipper.
REVIEW: Two Important Books, by Eric Hobson. The years leading up to and during World War II are among Pan American Airway’s most intriguing.
"China's Wings" by Gregory Crouch. An excellent history of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a Pan Am subsidiary in WW2.
Riding the Reef: Carol Nickisher writes about the 2nd North Haven Expedition at Midway and Wake, based on her father's story of Pan Am's work there.
Christine Yano writes about her research on Japanese flight attendants at Pan Am and the background for her book, Airborne Dreams.
