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Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This real-life high-flying adventure story, taking place in 1921, follows a daring pilot who flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over unfamiliar land to save the US Air Mail Service."--
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
It was the pilots of the U.S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to today's worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed "The Suicide Club," this small but daring cadre of pilots took a fleet of flimsy World War I "Jenny" Biplanes and blazed a trail of sky routes across the country. In the midst of the Jazz Age, they were dashing, group–proud, brazen, and resentful of authority. They were also...
Series
Criterion collection ; 806
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A traveling entertainer gets more than she bargained for during a stopover in a South American port town. There she meets a handsome yet aloof daredevil pilot, who runs an airmail company, staring down death while servicing towns in treacherous mountain terrain. Both attracted to and repelled by his romantic sense of danger, she decides to stay on, despite his protestations.--
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Story of the men working for a South American mail and freight business in the 1930s. They are trying to win a lucrative government contract to carry mail, and must perform satisfactorily despite bad weather, injuries, poor cash flow and a woman trying to win the boss's heart.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A lottery win gives Hakumei and Mikochi the chance to utilize the Avian Mounted Delivery service! Even though they have nothing particular that needs sending, they can't resist trying out such an exclusive--and expensive! --service. And in subsequent days, Mikochi and Conju find themselves in an endless line, waiting to try the roasted mochi that's been the talk of the town. No everything limited-edition is worth the cost, but he experience can still...
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