by Oliver E. Allen and the editors of Time-Life Books.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Alexandria, Va. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Time-Life Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c1981.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
176 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.) ;
Dimensions
29 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
The Epic of flight
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Describes the development of commercial passenger service from its beginning until World War II.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Aeronautics, Commercial-- United States-- History.