Boys' books, boys' dreams, and the mystique of flight /
Erisman, Fred,1937-
Fort Worth, Tex. : Texas Christian University Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-329) and index.
Setting the stage : technology and the series book -- Birdmen and boys, 1905-1915 -- Aces and combat : World War I and after, 1915-1935 -- Interlude : Charles A. Lindbergh and Atlantic flight, 1927-1929 -- The golden age, I : the Lindbergh progeny, 1927-1939 -- The golden age, II : the air-minded society, 1930-1939 -- World War II and modern aviation, 1939-1945 -- Aftermath : a-bombs, rockets, and space flight, 1945-1950.
American fiction
Aeronautics in literature.
Flight in literature.
Children's stories, American
Young adult fiction, American
Children's literature in series
Boys