"But I didn't do anything unusual," protested Jane. "I simply did my job as I had been trained to do it, in the hospital and here at the field. It was nothing more than will soon be routine to every one of us."
"Not every one of us will have bandits attack our plane the first time we're out, nor will we be carrying a woman who can sign her name to a check for a million dollars and know that she can cash it," put in Grace.
An edition of Jane, Stewardess of the Air Lines
(1934)
Jane, Stewardess of the Air Lines
by Ruthe S. Wheeler
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Follows the adventures of Jane Cameron, a brave and level-headed young woman, in her position as an airline stewardess. She experiences the thrills of meeting movie stars and stunt piloting as well as the terror of extreme weather, plane crashes, and airborne crime.
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First Sentence
"Jane Cameron looked breathlessly around the room where seventeen senior nurses of the Good Samaritan hospital at University City sat primly awaiting their diplomas."
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 I Graduation Night I 11
Chapter 2 I Opportunity Knocks I 18
Chapter 3 I Adventure Ahead I 28
Chapter 4 I An Emergency Case I 36
Chapter 5 I With Flying Colors I 45
Chapter 6 I Westward Flight I 56
Chapter 7 I Crash Landing I 66
Chapter 8 I Winning Their Wings I 77
Chapter 9 I At Mrs. Murphy's I 84
Chapter 10 I Jane's First Call I 97
Chapter 11 I An Unexpected Delay I 105
Chapter 12 I Alarming News I 113
Chapter 13 I The Black Plane I 121
Chapter 14 I Page One News I 132
Chapter 15 I "Hello Heroine" I 141
Chapter 16 I Through the Fog I 151
Chapter 17 I An Ultimatum to Mattie I 159
Chapter 18 I Sue Plays Detective I 168
Chapter 19 I Needed-One Pilot I 174
Chapter 20 I Down in Flames I 184
Chapter 21 I Too Much Action I 193
Chapter 22 I Promotion for Jane I 205
Chapter 23 I White Madness I 220
Chapter 24 I Dangerous Passengers I 229
Chapter 25 I On Desperate Wings I 237
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This excerpt encapsulates the implausible nature of this story. Jane stumbles into adventure after adventure, always coming out as the hero of the day. The book leans into the sensational tone, however, and remains an engaging read from end to end.
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