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Empire of the Air: Aviation and the American Ascendancy Jenifer Van Vleck
Empire of the Air: Aviation and the American Ascendancy
Jenifer Van Vleck
Jenifer Van Vleck’s Empire of the Air reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the U. S. ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century, as the federal government partnered with the aviation industry to deliver American power across the globe and sell the idea of the “American Century” to the public at home and abroad.
334 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 1, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674050945 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 239 × 32 mm · 710 g |
| Language | English |