Sovereign Skies: The Origins of American Civil Aviation Policy

(Part of the Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics Series)

by Sean Seyer

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A pathbreaking history of the regulatory foundations of America's twentieth-century aerial preeminence.

Today, the federal government possesses unparalleled authority over the atmosphere of the United States. Yet when the Wright Brothers inaugurated the air age on December 17, 1903, the sky was an unregulated frontier. As increasing numbers of aircraft threatened public safety in subsequent decades and World War I accentuated national...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1421440539

ISBN13:9781421440538

Release Date:March 2021

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Engineering Law Technology Transportation

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Sovereign Skies: The Origins of American Civil Aviation Policy

(Part of the Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics Series)

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