| Author | Morris, Lloyd R., 1893-1954.
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| Title | Ceiling unlimited : the story of American aviation from Kitty Hawk to supersonics / by Lloyd Morris and Kendall Smith.
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| Published | New York : Macmillan 1953.
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| Description | 417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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| General Note | Includes index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Unwelcome miracle -- Education for discovery -- Perils and persuasions -- The way of the world -- The airplane stays aloft -- Nest of fledglings -- The early-birdmen -- Overcast and storm -- The fourth military arm -- The winged warriors -- The plight of the pilots -- Wingless victory -- Dishonored prophet -- Farther, faster, higher -- Via air mail -- Lindbergh and his contemporaries -- Empire on the high frontier -- Airplane goes to work -- Air travel comes of age -- The eagle needs wings -- The eagle fights back -- New beginnings -- From now on.
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| Subjects | Aeronautics -- United States -- History.
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| Other Authors | Smith, Kendall, 1914- author.
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| LC Card Number | 53-11423 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: TL 521 M875 1953
CA-1902983: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 68732] |
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