Sky as Frontier: Adventure, Aviation, and Empire

Aviation's frontier stage lasted a scant three decades, then vanished as flying became a settled experience. This book shows how commercial and military imperatives destroyed this pioneer world by routinizing flight.

About the author

David T. Courtwright's recent books include Violent Land: Single Men and Social Disorder from the Frontier to the Inner City and the prize-winning Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida, and teaches at the University of North Florida.

Summary

Aviation's frontier stage lasted a scant three decades, then vanished as flying became a settled experience. This book shows how commercial and military imperatives destroyed this pioneer world by routinizing flight.

Product details

• Authors: David T. Courtwright
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9781585443840
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-384-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 243 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 653 g
• Series: Centennial of Flight Series; Centennial of Flight
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous