Taking flight : the foundations of American commercial aviation, 1918-1938 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, M. Houston, V (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Centennial of flight series ; no. 21.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Aeronautics, Commercial > United States > History > 20th century.
Aeronautics and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Transports aériens > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Aeronautics and state.
Aeronautics, Commercial.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Government policy.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The coming air age: Herbert Hoover and the origins of Federal Aviation Policy, 1921-1925
  • Regulating the skies: the Air Commerce Act of 1926
  • "A sound basis" for air transport: Walter F. Brown and commercial aviation, 1927-1932
  • "Chicanery, manipulation, and fraud": Senator Hugo Black's Air Mail Investigation, 1933-1934
  • Enacting a new deal for aviation: Franklin D. Roosevelt and US Aviation Policy
  • Laying foundations: New Deal Public Works and aviation infrastructure
  • Conclusion: to the Jet Age and Beyond.

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