The spectacle of flight : aviation and the Western imagination, 1920-1950
Wohl, Robert2005
Book
In the decades following the First World War, when aviation was still a revelation, flight was perceived as a spectacle to delight & to stimulate the imagination. Wohl returns to that time, recapturing the achievements of pioneering aviators & exploring flight as a source of cultural inspiration.
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Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2005.
Collation:
ix, 364 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300106923 (hbk)
Dewey class:
629.13009A629.13
Language:
English
BRN:
340121