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.