Texas Takes Wing : A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State /

Tracing the hundred-year history of aviation in Texas, aviator and historian Barbara Ganson brings to life the colorful personalities that shaped the phenomenally successful development of this industry in the state. Weaving stories and profiles of aviators, designers, manufacturers, and those in re...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ganson, Barbara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
Aeronautics > Texas > History.
Aeronautics > History > Texas.
Aeronautics > Texas > History.
Aerospace industries > Texas > History.
Aerospace industries > History > Texas.
Aerospace industries > Texas > History.
Air pilots > Texas > Biography.
Air pilots > Biography > Texas.
Air pilots > Texas > Biography.
Air power > Texas > History.
Air power > History > Texas.
Air power > Texas > History.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 Flying Takes Off in Texas
  • Chapter 2 The Stinson Flying Family of San Antonio and Texas Aviators in the Great War
  • Chapter 3 Between the World Wars: Barnstormers- Owners and Operators of Flying Services
  • Chapter 4 Record Setters and Air Racers
  • Chapter 5 Creating a More Connected World
  • Chapter 6 Flight Training
  • Chapter 7 Texas Air Power during the Second World War
  • Chapter 8 Aircraft Designers and Manufacturers
  • Chapter 9 Red, White, and Blue All Over: Texas Air Power in the Cold War and the Space Age
  • Epilogue Aeronautical Achievements, Education, and the Future of Air and Space Travel
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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