Imagining flight : aviation and popular culture / A. Bowdoin Van Riper.
Imagining flight : aviation and popular culture / A. Bowdoin Van Riper.
Imagining flight : aviation and popular culture / A. Bowdoin Van Riper.
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Publisher
College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, c2004.
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N629.13/34
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Imagining the Air Age -- Ch. 2. Pilots as National Heroes -- Ch. 3. Death from Above -- Ch. 4. The Allure of Air Travel -- Ch. 5. Crashes and Other Catastrophes -- Ch. 6. Wings into Space.
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Publisher
College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, c2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"Imagining Flight focuses on the United States, but also contrasts American ideas and attitudes with those of other air-minded nations, including Britain, France, Germany, and Japan. Among the topics covered are: dreams of aviation's future, from the Wright brothers to the space shuttle; pilots as heroes, including Lindbergh, Earhart, Yeager, and t...
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Imagining flight : aviation and popular culture / A. Bowdoin Van Riper.
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Notes
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 7.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N629.13/34
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74VKp2LMPx8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKp2LMPx8b
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ISBN
158544300X (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
629.13
MMS ID
991019168029702626
