Sky as frontier : adventure, aviation, and empire / David T. Courtwright.
Sky as frontier : adventure, aviation, and empire / David T. Courtwright.
Sky as frontier : adventure, aviation, and empire / David T. Courtwright.
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2005.
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N629.13009/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 284 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. The age of the pioneers -- 1. Sky as frontier -- 2. The worm gets the early birds -- 3. Gone west -- 4. The next thing to suicide -- 5. The Protestant ethic and the Spirit of St. Louis -- Pt. II. The age of mass experience -- 6. Assisted takeoff -- 7. The Rome of the air -- 8. Routine stuff -...
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Until now, no one has told the story of aviation as one of frontier expansion. David T. Courtwright does so in Sky as Frontier. He has written an ambitious history of American aviation ranging from the patent fight between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss through the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War. Along the way, Courtwright stops to consid...
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Sky as frontier : adventure, aviation, and empire / David T. Courtwright.
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 11.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N629.13009/5
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74VKpaXz4p6X
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ISBN
1585444197 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781585443840 (cloth : alk. paper)
1585443840 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781585444199 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
629.13009
MMS ID
991019313349702626
