Pan American World Airways, inc History Search this
Physical description:
370 pages, 22 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2013
20th century
Contents:
Introduction : the logic of the air -- The Americanization of the airplane -- Good neighbors are close neighbors -- Global visions, national interests -- "America's lifeline to Africa" -- From open door to open sky -- Mass air travel and the routes of the Cold War -- The jet age and the limits of American power -- Conclusion : "Empires rise and empires fall"
