Americans in a world at war : intimate histories from the crash of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper / Brooke L. Blower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blower, Brooke L., 1976- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--20th century--Biography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 528 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

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.

Contents:

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

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

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

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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 31, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Blower, Brooke L. Americans in a World at War

ISBN:

0-19-767624-3

0-19-932202-3

0-19-932201-5