Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight (Hardcover)

Boys' aviation series books from 1910-1950 shaped at least two generations' views of aircraft and American life. From the earliest days of aviation to those of spaceflight, they instilled a vision of flight both romantic and progressive. They described a future in which technology and humanity are complementary and offered flight as a way of bettering all mankind. In this first comprehensive study of the more than forty boys' aviation series, Erisman reveals the part played by the books and their writers in spurring the American nation's fascination with flying. It is a noteworthy piece of social and literary history that sheds new light on how popular art can transform technological progress into cultural idealism and reform. Some of the titles were written by journalists, others by military officers, and not a few by the pseudonymous ghosts of the Stratemeyer Syndicate (Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew, among others), yet all shared the same goal. Populated with manly heroes in the Tom Swift and (later) Charles A. Lindbergh tradition and drawing upon the almost daily advances in aviation technology, the books communicated a steadfast vision of the liberating, exhilarating world that flying offered every boy. More than that, they conveyed as well a glimpse of the better world that would come as air-mindedness and aviation worked their uplifting influence on the larger community.

General

Imprint:	Texas Christian University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	November 2006
Authors:	Fred Erisman
Dimensions:	165 x 237 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-87565-330-3
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Aerospace & aviation technology > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions > School Holidays > Fiction Reads
LSN:	0-87565-330-8
Barcode:	9780875653303

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