by Oliver E. Allen and the editors of Time-Life Books.
Alexandria, Va. :
Time-Life Books,
c1981.
176 p. :
ill. (some col.) ;
29 cm.
The Epic of flight
Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.
European trailblazers on a cloud-filled frontier -- America's young airlines: saved by the mail -- The forging of the big four -- Evolution of the plane that transformed air travel -- The man who shrank the Earth.
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Describes the development of commercial passenger service from its beginning until World War II.
Aeronautics, Commercial-- United States-- History.