Description |
1 online resource (561 p.) |
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Cover -- Americans in a World at War -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Cast of Characters -- A Note on Names and Language -- Introduction: Into the Vortex -- Part I: 1914-1920 -- 1. Balloon Work George hopes to fight in France -- 2. Autumn Flies Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine -- 3. Blood of the Earth Harry learns the oil business in Romania -- 4. Tramp Trade Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart -- Interlude: New York to Bermuda Sully greets his passengers -- Part II: 1920-1939 -- 5. Free Lunches Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics |
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6. Unfinished People Tamara struggles in the Bronx -- 7. The Silk-Stocking Revolt George campaigns against the New Deal -- 8. Twelve Mile River Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's Washington -- 9. Woman and Bird Tamara finds fame on Broadway -- 10. Tea-Time Frank moves to the Philippines -- 11. Stolen Soil Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and Cuba -- Interlude: Bermuda to the Azores Sully flies past the Point of No Return -- Part III: 1939-1942 -- 12. Three-Minute Channel Ben endures the London Blitz -- 13. Back to Porridge Frank contends with the fall of the Netherlands |
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14. Ship's Stores Manuel is arrested for smuggling -- 15. Easy Dish Frank braves the invasion of Java -- 16. Red Mississippi Ben reports from Russia -- 17. Hold Your Hats George joins the army -- Interlude: The Azores to Portugal Sully prepares for arrival -- Part IV: 1942-1943 -- 18. Patent Denials Harry manages his company's German ties -- 19. Dangerous Acts Tamara volunteers to entertain troops -- 20. The Charter Offer Manuel makes a bargain -- 21. Small Potatoes Frank broadcasts from Australia -- 22. Acid Test Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign |
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23. Hot Questions George testifies before Congress -- Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World -- Appendix: The Yankee Clipper's Last Passenger Manifest -- A Note on Method, with Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
Summary |
Americans in a World at War tells the panoramic and often surprising story of seven worldly Americans, their personal histories, their politics, and the paths that led them to board a Pan American Airways seaplane bound for Lisbon in February 1943. When the Yankee Clipper crashed in the Tagus River, it took numerous lives but left a paper trail that leads to a richer, deeper understanding of Americans' diverse global commitments during the first half of the twentieth century as well as how the Second World War would transform those engagements |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Yakee Clipper (Airplane)
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Pan American World Airways, Inc. -- History
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SUBJECT |
Pan American World Airways, Inc. fast |
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Yankee Clipper Crash, Portugal, 1943.
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Aircraft accidents -- Portugal -- Lisbon -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Portugal
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Transpacific flights -- History -- 20th century
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Aircraft accident victims -- Portugal -- Biography
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War and society -- United States
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Aircraft accident victims
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Aircraft accidents
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Transpacific flights
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War and society
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Portugal
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Portugal -- Lisbon
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United States
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Biographies
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780199322022 |
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0199322023 |
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