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Author Hanna, David, 1967- author.

Title Broken Icarus : the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the golden age of aviation, and the rise of fascism / David Hanna.

Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2217263~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  629.13 HAN    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  629.13 HAN    AVAILABLE
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Description xvi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.
Contents On the edge -- White City -- Black Shirt -- Zeppelin -- Up! -- Crash -- A single beam of starlight -- Rainbow City -- Chief Flying Eagle -- Waking from the dream -- Space Race -- City of Tomorrow -- Lost horizon -- Into the abyss.
Summary "In Broken Icarus, author David Hanna tracks the inspiring trajectory of aviation leading up to and through the World's Fair of 1933, as well as the field of flight's more sinister ties to fascism domestic and abroad to present a unique history that is both riveting and revelatory"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century.
Aeronautics and state -- History -- 20th century.
World politics -- 1933-1945.
Fascism -- History -- 20th century.
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
ISBN 9781633886766 (cloth ; permanent paper)
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