Aviation in American Life August 26, 2010

Focuses on the history of aviation in the U.S. from balloon flights preceding the Wright brothers through the terrorist attacks in September 2001 with emphasis upon how aviation and aviators have influenced American society and culture. Various themes-including growth of commercial/military aviation/aerospace industries, issues of race and gender in aviation, development of Americas commercial airlines, influence on American art, films, advertising, and literature, the space race and aerial weapons of war.

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