{"product_id":"austin-cleared-for-takeoff-9780292702684","title":"Austin Cleared for Takeoff","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis popularly written history tells the story of aviation in Austin, Texas, from 1911 to the opening of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAltogether, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Roger Bilstein * Great Plains Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Cal, Glenn, Benny, and the Origins of Austin Aviation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Austin, the University of Texas, and World War I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Barnstormers, Businessmen, and High Hopes for the Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. A Bright Side of the Great Depression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. War Training Returns to the University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. An Era of Peace and the Growth of Private Flying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Mueller, Marfa, and the Gathering Storm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Era of Indecision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. City on a Tightwire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400843960663,"sku":"9780292702684","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292702684.jpg?v=1730471720","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/austin-cleared-for-takeoff-9780292702684","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}