Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight
Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight

Author: Fred Erisman

Publisher: TCU Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780875653303

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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.

On Glorious Wings
On Glorious Wings

Author: Stephen Coonts

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2003-10

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0312877242

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A collection of stories and excerpts from world-renowned authors celebrating the airplane and aviation.

Flying Adventurers
Flying Adventurers

Author: David K. Vaughan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-05-29

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1476688788

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Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation's intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler's series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series like Ted Scott and Andy Lane established the "golden age" of juvenile aviation literature. This work examines the 375 juvenile aviation series titles published between 1909 and 1964. It weaves together several thematic threads, including the placement of aviation narratives within the context of major historical events, the technical accuracy in depictions of flying machines and the ways in which characters reflected the culture of their eras. Three appendices provide publication data for each series, a list of referenced aircraft and an annotated bibliography; there is a full index.

Hap Arnold
Hap Arnold

Author: Bill Yenne

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-10-14

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1621571750

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General Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold is widely considered the father of the United States Air Force. But his long list of accomplishments doesn’t begin or end there. He was also the first and only five-star general of the US Air Force; one of the first US military aviators; the first American to carry air mail; and the architect of the war-winning air strategy of World War II.

The Dime Novel in Children's Literature
The Dime Novel in Children's Literature

Author: Vicki Anderson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0786483024

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With their rakish characters, sensationalist plots, improbable adventures and objectionable language (like swell and golly), dime novels in their heyday were widely considered a threat to the morals of impressionable youth. Roundly criticized by church leaders and educators of the time, these short, quick-moving, pocket-sized publications were also, inevitably, wildly popular with readers of all ages. This work looks at the evolution of the dime novel and at the authors, publishers, illustrators, and subject matter of the genre. Also discussed are related types of children's literature, such as story papers, chapbooks, broadsides, serial books, pulp magazines, comic books and today's paperback books. The author shows how these works reveal much about early American life and thought and how they reflect cultural nationalism through their ideological teachings in personal morality and ethics, humanitarian reform and political thought. Overall, this book is a thoughtful consideration of the dime novel's contribution to the genre of children's literature. Eight appendices provide a wealth of information, offering an annotated bibliography of dime novels and listing series books, story paper periodicals, characters, authors and their pseudonyms, and more. A reference section, index and illustrations are all included.