Boys' books, boys' dreams, and the mystique of flight /

Boys' books, boys' dreams, and the mystique of flight /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erisman, Fred, 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Worth : Texas Christian University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Aeronautics in literature.
Flight in literature.
Children's stories, American > History and criticism.
Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism.
Children's literature in series > History and criticism.
Boys > Books and reading > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage : technology and the series book
  • Birdmen and boys, 1905-1915
  • Aces and combat : World War I and after, 1915-1935
  • Interlude : Charles A. Lindbergh and Atlantic flight, 1927-1929
  • The golden age, I : the Lindbergh progeny, 1927-1939
  • The golden age, II : the air-minded society, 1930-1939
  • World War II and modern aviation, 1939-1945
  • Aftermath : a-bombs, rockets, and space flight, 1945-1950.