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Author Ganson, Barbara Anne, 1953-

Title Texas takes wing : a century of flight in the Lone Star State / by Barbara Ganson.

Publication Info. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2014]
2014

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations.
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Series Bridwell Texas history series
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Flying Takes Off in Texas -- The Stinson Flying Family of San Antonio and Texas Aviators in the Great War -- Between the World Wars : Barnstormers--Owners and Operators of Flying Services -- Record Setters and Air Racers -- Creating a More Connected World -- Flight Training -- Texas Air Power during the Second World War -- Aircraft Designers and Manufacturers -- Red, White, and Blue All Over : Texas Air Power in the Cold War and the Space Age -- Epilogue: Aeronautical Achievements, Education, and the Future of Air and Space Travel -- Appendices.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Aeronautics -- Texas -- History.
Air pilots -- Texas -- Biography.
Air power -- Texas -- History.
Aerospace industries -- Texas -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Ganson, Barbara Anne. Texas takes wing : a century of flight in the Lone Star State. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2014] xvi, 294 pages Bridwell Texas history series 9780292754089 (DLC) 2013016687
ISBN 9780292754089 (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780292754096 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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