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Author:

Pattillo, Donald M., 1940-

Title:

Pushing the envelope : the American aircraft industry / Donald M. Pattillo.

Publisher:

University of Michigan Press,

Copyright Date:

c1998

Description:

viii, 459 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Aircraft industry--United States--History.
Aerospace industries--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-435) and index.

Contents:

Origins and pioneers -- The industry and the First World War -- Building an industry -- The industry's golden age -- Progress amid struggle -- Industry survey, 1935-40 -- The wartime buildup begins -- The industry in wartime -- The postwar industry adjustment -- Industry survey, 1945-54 -- The cold war industry and the transition to aerospace -- Aerospace and defense converge -- The advanced-technology era -- An industry under stress -- The 1980s and beyond -- Uncertainty after the cold war.

ISBN:

9780472108695 (acid-free paper)
0472108697 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)38047964

LCCN:

97045390

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)