Wings / (Record no. 8244)

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082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number Fic Se7w 1980
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Serling, Robert J.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Wings /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Robert J. Serling.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Ealling, London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. A Corgi Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c1980.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent/Page number 478 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The main character, Barney Burton, is the sole focus for the actions in this book, which portrays his development of an airline from the beginning of commercial aviation in the 30's through the 60's. Barney Burton fell in love with flying early, having grown up on the "Lone Eagle" legend and the exploits of the Great War aces. For him planes and flying were everything, despite the less than noble realities of flight in the early thirties.Barnwell Burton was awestruck by the prospect flying. For his twelfth birthday in 1920, his father paid Bud Lindeman, a local “ace” from WWI, to take Barney on a 30-minute flight. The boy was captivated and decided to become a pilot. By the time he is prepared to begin flight training, his father dies and he must support his mother by working in the family grocery business. Lindeman’s two-plane airline is about to fail when Barney’s mother dies and Barney’s inheritance is sufficient to temporarily save Tri-Cities Airline. Sadly, Barney is so uncoordinated that he nearly crashes during instruction and his dream of flying never materializes. Opportunely, his organizational skills result in the airline’s continued expansion until – his autocratic style catches up with him.
526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE
PROGRAM TYPE FICTION
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fiction in English.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fiction in English, 1900- Texts.
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Classification
Item type Book
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Permanent Location Current Location Shelving location Date acquired Inventory number Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Item type
          Fiction High School Library High School Library Fiction 2020-10-12 4116 Fic Se7w 1980 HS4116 2020-10-12 1 2020-10-12 Book