Juan Trippe, the first and last aviation tycoon in history, learned to fly in the rickety machines of World War I, when he sky appealed only to daredevils, and his life expectancy could have been

An American Saga - Juan Trippe and his Pan Am Empire

Juan Trippe, the first and last aviation tycoon in history, learned to fly in the rickety machines of World War I, when he sky appealed only to daredevils, and his life expectancy could have been counted, probably, in days. He was as star struck as any of the other young aviators of the day, but he was also a Yale educated bankerâ€™s son who believed the world was crying out for air travel but didnâ€™t yet know it. In 1927 Pan American had only one route, 90 miles from Key West to Havana. Within eight years at great risk and against fantastic odds Pan Am had crossed the Pacific, and after that Trippe thrust his tentacles into all of Latin America, into Europe, Africa, Australia--even into China. He was a nerveless, sometimes vicious competitor who bought up or drove out of business anyone who got in his wayâ€”President Roosevelt once referred to him as a â€œYale educated gangsterâ€ until he had built Pan Am into the mightiest airline in the world.
Country USA
Manufacturer Riviera Productions Ltd.
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2010-10-23
Format Kindle eBook

An American Saga - Juan Trippe and his Pan Am Empire