The Winged Gospel: America's Romance with Aviation, 1900-1950Oxford University Press, 1983 - 177 pagine A record of the impact of aviation in America in its early years. It discusses such topics as the influence of aviation on religious preaching, the prominent role women played in aviation's development, its impact upon popular art, and the great effect aviation had on America's youth in these years. |
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An Airplane in Every Garage? The Gospels Most | 91 |
Adults and the Winged Superchildren | 113 |
Epilogue | 135 |
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