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Boys' books, boys' dreams, and the mystique of flight
- Title
- Boys' books, boys' dreams, and the mystique of flight / Fred Erisman.
- Author
- Erisman, Fred, 1937-
- Publication
- Fort Worth, Tex. : Texas Christian University Press, c2006.
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Details
- Description
- xx, 346 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Children's stories, American > History and criticism
- Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism
- Children's literature in series > History and criticism
- American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
- Boys > Books and reading > United States
- Aeronautics in literature
- Flight in literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-329) and index.
- Contents
- Setting the stage : technology and the series book -- Birdmen and boys, 1905-1915 -- Aces and combat : World War I and after, 1915-1935 -- Interlude : Charles A. Lindbergh and Atlantic flight, 1927-1929 -- The golden age, I : the Lindbergh progeny, 1927-1939 -- The golden age, II : the air-minded society, 1930-1939 -- World War II and modern aviation, 1939-1945 -- Aftermath : a-bombs, rockets, and space flight, 1945-1950.
- Call Number
- JFE 07-1009
- ISBN
- 0875653308 (alk. paper)
- 9780875653303 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006000281
- 9780875653303
- OCLC
- 63108294
- Author
- Erisman, Fred, 1937-
- Title
- Boys' books, boys' dreams, and the mystique of flight / Fred Erisman.
- Imprint
- Fort Worth, Tex. : Texas Christian University Press, c2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-329) and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780875653303
- Research Call Number
- JFE 07-1009