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Flying Across America: The Airline Passenger Experience

by Daniel L. Rust

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Book News Annotation:

Rust (transportation studies, U. of Missouri-St. Louis) presents this history, through lively narration including first-hand anecdotes, of commercial air travel since the 1920s. Photographs and vintage brochures augment the text, which describes the combined decadence and discomfort of early transcontinental flights, the evolution of jets and airlines, travel during wartime, the genesis of on-board entertainment and meals, and other topics, concluding with the more normalized yet more regimented experience of flying in the US after 9/11. Oversize: 10.25x11.5". Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

A colorfully illustrated history of air travel, emphasizing the personal experience of commercial flight
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780806138701
Subtitle:
The Airline Passenger Experience
Author:
Rust, Daniel L.
Publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press
Subject:
Air travel
Subject:
History
Subject:
Aviation - Commercial
Subject:
Modern - 21st Century
Subject:
United States - 21st Century
Subject:
Air travel - United States - History
Subject:
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States.
Publication Date:
May 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
260
Dimensions:
11.60x10.18x.82 in. 3.14 lbs.
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