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Snakes on a Plane [videorecording] by Ellis, David R.(David Richard),1952-2013.; Jackson, Samuel L.,actor.(CARDINAL)340040; Margulies, Julianna,1966-actor.; Phillips, Nathan,actor.;

Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips.A mob boss attempts to silence a witness by releasing poisonous snakes during a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles.MPAA rating: R.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Snakes; Transpacific flights;

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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Snakes on a plane [videorecording] / by Ellis, David R.(David Richard),1952-2013.; Jackson, Samuel L.(CARDINAL)340040; Margulies, Julianna,1966-; Phillips, Nathan.;

Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips.A mob boss attempts to silence a witness by releasing poisonous snakes during a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles.MPAA rating: R.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Snakes; Transpacific flights;

For private home use only.

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 7

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North to the Orient / by Lindbergh, Anne Morrow,1906-2001.(CARDINAL)146075; Lindbergh, Charles A.(Charles Augustus),1902-1974.(CARDINAL)145651;

Subjects: Aerial views.; Transpacific flights.; Radio in aeronautics.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Wings to the Orient : Pan American clipper planes, 1935-1945 : a pictorial history / by Cohen, Stan.(CARDINAL)282973;

Bibliography: page 214.

Subjects: Pan American World Airways, Inc.; China Clipper (Airplane); Transpacific flights;

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Log of Aeroplane NR-898W : experiences, comments, impressions of a flight from England to China 1931-32 / by Reynolds, Zachary Smith,1911-1932,author.(CARDINAL)168906; Millhouse, Barbara Babcock,writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)199599; Reynolda House Museum of American Art,publisher.(CARDINAL)347818;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-71).

Subjects: Reynolds, Zachary Smith, 1911-1932; Air pilots; Transpacific flights;

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North to the Orient / by Lindbergh, Anne Morrow,1906-2001.(CARDINAL)146075;

The Lindberghs' experiences on a flight to the Orient via the Great Circle Route in 1931

Subjects: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Aeronautics; Radio in aeronautics.; Transpacific flights.;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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Race to Hawaii : the 1927 Dole Air Derby and the thrilling first flights that opened the Pacific / by Ryan, Jason(Journalist),author.(CARDINAL)409077;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and index.The Navy's PN-9 No. 1 -- The Army's Bird of Paradise -- The Dole Derby."Today, a trip to Hawaii is a simple six-hour flight from the West Coast, but almost a century ago, it was a nerve-wracking and twenty-six-hour journey across 2,400 miles of the open Pacific. Race to Hawaii chronicles the thrilling first flights during the Golden Age of Aviation, a time when new airplanes traveled farther and faster but were also unreliable, fragile, and hampered by primitive air navigation equipment. The US Navy tried first, sending flying boats winging toward the islands. Next came Army Air Corps aviators and a civilian pilot, who informally raced each other to Hawaii in the weeks after Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic to land the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris. Finally came the Dole Derby, an unprecedented 1927 air race in which eight planes set off at once across the Pacific, all eager to claim a cash prize offered by Pineapple King, James Dole. Military men, barnstormers, a schoolteacher, a Wall Street bond salesman, a Hollywood stunt flyer, and veteran World War aces all encountered every type of hazard during their perilous flights, from fuel shortages to failed engines, forced sea landings and severe fatigue to navigational errors. With so many pilots taking aim at the far-flung islands in so many different types of planes, everyone wondered who would reach Hawaii first, or at all." -- Amazon.com.

Subjects: Dole Air Race (1927); Transpacific flights; Aeronautics; Airplane racing;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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North to the Orient / by Lindbergh, Anne Morrow,1906-2001.(CARDINAL)146075; Lindbergh, Charles A.(Charles Augustus),1902-1974.(CARDINAL)145651;

North to the Orient -- Preparation -- Take-off -- North haven -- Radio and routes -- Baker Lake -- Aklavik -- Point Barrow -- Dark -- The King islanders -- Kamchatka -- Fog--and the Chishima -- The Singing Sailors -- A fisherman's hut -- The paper and string of life -- Stowaway -- A river -- The wall of Nanking -- The floods -- The most beautiful pagoda -- Into the Yangtze -- "Sayonara" - Flying again.

Subjects: Aerial views.; Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Transpacific flights.; Radio in aeronautics.; Old State Library Collection.;

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6

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Stranded in the sky : the untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy / by Jett, Philip,Author(DLC)n 2017043388;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A fresh look at the December 7, 1941, events surrounding the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Jett focuses on the fates of four Pan Am Flying Clippers, each filled with influential passengers. The aircrafts' refueling stops included Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Guam, and Manila--all of which were targeted and attacked within hours of Japan's infamous early-morning attack of Pearl Harbor. Stranded in the sky, these civilian airlines--like any US plane in the region at the time--were unexpectedly at risk of being shot down by Japanese military. The Pearl Harbor bombing removed any possibility these four airlines had for US military assistance, and the attack of the refueling stations made it impossible for these airlines to fill up their depleting gas tanks. Consequently, the Pan Am crews and passengers must figure out how to survive during these volatile times in the Pacific Ocean, where neither land, air, nor sea can promise safety from the same Imperial Japanese military forces that devastated Pearl Harbor and brought our nation into the Second World War. The writing is good, and the narrative backbone is strong and gives this historical account a novel-like feel"--.

Subjects: Pan American World Airways, Inc.; Pacific Clipper (Airplane); Philippine Clipper (Airplane); Anzac Clipper (Airplane); Hong Kong Clipper (Airplane); Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Transpacific flights;

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Americans in a world at war : intimate histories from the crash of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper / by Blower, Brooke L.,1976-author.(CARDINAL)879276;

Includes bibliographical references and index."On February 21, 1943, Pan American Airways' celebrated seaplane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from New York's Marine Air Terminal and island-hopped its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at Lisbon the following evening, it crashed in the Tagus River, killing twenty-four of its thirty-nine passengers and crew. Americans in a World at War traces the backstories of seven worldly Americans aboard that plane, their personal histories, their politics, and the paths that led them toward war. Combat soldiers made up only a small fraction of the millions of Americans, both in and out of uniform, who scattered across six continents during the Second World War. This book uncovers a surprising history of American noncombatants abroad in the years leading into the twentieth century's most consequential conflict. Long before GIs began storming beaches and liberating towns, Americans had forged extensive political, economic, and personal ties to other parts of the world. These deep and sometimes contradictory engagements, which preceded the bombing of Pearl Harbor, would shape and in turn be transformed by the US war effort. As the Yankee Clipper's passengers' travels take them from Ukraine, France, Spain, Panama, Cuba, and the Philippines to Java, India, Australia, Britain, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and the Belgian Congo, among other hot spots, their movements defy simple boundaries between home front and war front and upend conventional American narratives about World War II"--Introduction: Into the Vortex -- Part I: 1914-1920 -- Balloon Work George hopes to fight in France -- Autumn Flies Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine -- Blood of the Earth Harry learns the oil business in Romania -- Tramp Trade Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart -- Interlude: New York to Bermuda Sully greets his passengers -- Part II: 1920-1939 -- Free Lunches Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics -- Unfinished People Tamara struggles in the Bronx -- The Silk-Stocking Revolt George runs for Congress against -- the New Deal -- Twelve Mile River Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's -- Washington -- Woman and Bird Tamara finds fame on Broadway -- Tea-Time Frank moves to the Philippines -- 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 -- Three-Minute Channel Ben endures the London Blitz -- Back to Porridge Frank contends with the fall of the -- Netherlands -- Ship's Stores Manuel is arrested for smuggling -- Easy Dish Frank braves the invasion of Java -- Red Mississippi Ben reports from Russia -- Hold Your Hats George joins the army -- Interlude: The Azores to Portugal Sully prepares for -- arrival -- Part IV: 1942-1943 -- Patent Denials Harry manages his company's German ties -- Dangerous Acts Tamara volunteers to entertain troops -- The Charter Offer Manuel makes a bargain -- Small Potatoes Frank broadcasts from Australia -- Acid Test Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign -- Hot Questions George testifies before Congress -- Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World.

Subjects: Biographies.; Yakee Clipper (Airplane); Pan American World Airways, Inc.; Yankee Clipper Crash, Portugal, 1943.; Aircraft accidents; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Transpacific flights; Aircraft accident victims; War and society;

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