Bibliograph

Chronicle of flight, a year-by-year history of aviation, Walter J. Boyne ; foreword by Mae C. Jemison

Type

Label

Chronicle of flight, a year-by-year history of aviation, Walter J. Boyne ; foreword by Mae C. Jemison

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chronicle of flight

Oclc number

55065554

Responsibility statement

Walter J. Boyne ; foreword by Mae C. Jemison

Sub title

a year-by-year history of aviation

Table Of Contents

Higher, faster, and farther -- Ancient times to 1913: From dreams to reality -- 1914 to 1923: Tempered in the fire of war -- 1924 to 1933: Heart of the golden age of flight -- 1934 to 1943: From the depths of the depression to the cauldron of war -- 1944 to 1953: From sword to plowshare to sword again -- 1954 to 1963: Jets and rockets, speed and space -- 1964 to 1973: Moon landings amidst a fragile peace and dangerous new wars -- 1974 to 1983: New worlds to conquer -- 1984 to 1993: Time of turbulence and change -- 1994 to 2003: Filled with fear or faith?

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