Author:
Johnson, M. Houston, V, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2019]
Descriptionx, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note:The coming air age: Herbert Hoover and the origins of Federal Aviation Policy, 1921-1925 -- Regulating the skies: The Air Commerce Act of 1926 -- "A sound basis" for air transport: Walter F. Brown and commercial aviation, 1927-1932 -- "Chicanery, manipulation, and fraud": Senator Hugo Black's air mail investigation, 1933-1934 -- Enacting a new deal for aviation: Franklin D. Roosevelt and US aviation policy -- Laying foundations: New deal public works and aviation infrastructure -- Conclusion: To the jet age and beyond.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index.
Note:Explores the emergence of commercial aviation between the world wars - and in the midst of the Great Depression - to show that the industry's dramatic growth resulted from a unique combination of federal policy, technological innovations, and public interest in air travel.
