Broken Icarus : the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the golden age of aviation, and the rise of fascism /
Hanna, David, 1967-
Broken Icarus : the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the golden age of aviation, and the rise of fascism / David Hanna. - xvi, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
9781633886766 163388676X
2021046387
Century of Progress International Exposition Chicago, Ill.) (1933-1934 :
Aeronautics--History--20th century.
Aeronautics and state--History--20th century.
World politics--1933-1945.
Fascism--History--20th century.
Broken Icarus : the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the golden age of aviation, and the rise of fascism / David Hanna. - xvi, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
9781633886766 163388676X
2021046387
Century of Progress International Exposition Chicago, Ill.) (1933-1934 :
Aeronautics--History--20th century.
Aeronautics and state--History--20th century.
World politics--1933-1945.
Fascism--History--20th century.