Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-JUN-04
Format: Online - approximately 547 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Ashcroft, Bruce
Article Excerpt
Like Sex with Gods: An Unorthodox History of Flying. By Bayla Singer. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2003. Number 3, Centennial of Flight Series. Illustrations. Photographs. Glossary. Timeline. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. x, 219. $29.95. ISBN: 1-58544-256-9.
The casual reader of aviation history is in for an unusual journey. Bayla Singer, historian of technology and culture, has charted an unorthodox approach to the subject by looking at the diverse cultural threads that compelled some societies to take to the skies and...
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