Sky as Frontier: Adventure, Aviation, and Empire (Centennial of Flight Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585444197 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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When the Wright brothers invented their flying machine, Americans lived in a nation of two dimensions, circumscribed by lines drawn on a conventional map. Rationalization killed the adventure in flying but made possible rapid aerial expansion. The airplane changed the course of history. Above all, it changed the history of the United States. Then came the rich and the hurried. Sky as Frontier recreates that pioneer world and shows how commercial and military imperatives destroyed it by routinizing flight. With it came commercial growth and glob8al military reach. In no other country did social life, business, and military operations become so intertwined with aerospace advances, or have such large consequences for national power and prestige.. Two million Americans slipped th
Courtwright has an enviable eye for detail and irony impeccably and richly sounded." -- The Journal of Transport History, October 2006"offers a fresh and interesting interpretation of the role of aviation in American culture." -- The Journal of American History, December 2005. It is also an excellent and entertaining read. "a wonderful source of aeronautical ideas and information
He lives in Jacksonville and teaches at the University of North Florida.. and world history. His 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. David Courtwright writes about U.S
Roger D. Launius said A Superb Work on America's Enchantment with Aviation. What makes flying so exciting? David Courtwright, a friend and colleague at the University of North Florida, has some fascinating ideas on the subject. "Sky as Frontier" is an impressive reinterpretation of the social history of flight in America. He casts the