Chicago Aviation: An Illustrated History
Author:   David M. Young
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780875803111


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   25 April 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David M. Young
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9780875803111


ISBN 10:   0875803113
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   25 April 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Part I: Chicago at the Dawn of Powered Flight 1. The Balloons 2. Octave Chanute 3. The Flying Machine Comes to Chicago 4. The Aero Club Part II: Chicago as a Growing Air Center 5. The First Airports 6. The Changes that War Brought 7. Early Commercial Aviation 8. Airlines Come to Chicago Part III: Chicago-Airport to a Nation 9. Air Disasters 10. Emergence of Modern Airlines 11. The Airports 12. The Jet Age Epilogue Appendices A-1911 International Air Show B-Major Air Disasters in the Chicago Area C-Intercity Travel Mileage D-Chicago Airport Traffic E-United Airlines Fleet Notes Bibliography Index

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Original.... A significant contribution to the field. - William F. Trimble, Auburn University; Truly impressive.... Young has a gift for weaving together historical facts about transportation and colorful stories of the past. - Joseph P. Schwieterman, DePaul University


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David M. Young, former transportation editor for the Chicago Tribune, is author of Chicago Maritime and Chicago Transit.

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