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This popularly written history tells the story of aviation in Austin, Texas, from 1911 to the opening of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 1999.

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Altogether, this first-rate study will interest twentieth century historians, as well as those with special interests in business, urban, transportation, and state and regional history.

-- Roger Bilstein * Great Plains Quarterly *

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Cal, Glenn, Benny, and the Origins of Austin Aviation
  • 2. Austin, the University of Texas, and World War I
  • 3. Barnstormers, Businessmen, and High Hopes for the Future
  • 4. A Bright Side of the Great Depression
  • 5. War Training Returns to the University
  • 6. An Era of Peace and the Growth of Private Flying
  • 7. Mueller, Marfa, and the Gathering Storm
  • 8. Era of Indecision
  • 9. City on a Tightwire
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Austin Cleared for Takeoff

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/2004
      ISBN13: 9780292702684, 978-0292702684
      ISBN10: 029270268X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This popularly written history tells the story of aviation in Austin, Texas, from 1911 to the opening of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 1999.

      Trade Review

      Altogether, this first-rate study will interest twentieth century historians, as well as those with special interests in business, urban, transportation, and state and regional history.

      -- Roger Bilstein * Great Plains Quarterly *

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • 1. Cal, Glenn, Benny, and the Origins of Austin Aviation
      • 2. Austin, the University of Texas, and World War I
      • 3. Barnstormers, Businessmen, and High Hopes for the Future
      • 4. A Bright Side of the Great Depression
      • 5. War Training Returns to the University
      • 6. An Era of Peace and the Growth of Private Flying
      • 7. Mueller, Marfa, and the Gathering Storm
      • 8. Era of Indecision
      • 9. City on a Tightwire
      • Conclusion
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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