Contributions

  • Van der Linden, F. Robert - Contributor

Publication

2011 - Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

63,750 words, Guess

Page Count

255 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101588343162
  • ISBN-139781588343161
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011017426
  • OCLC Control Number701017785
  • Better World Books9781588343161
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Classifications

  • DDC629.133/34074753
  • LCCTL506.U6 N385 2011
  • LCCTL506.U6N385 2011

Description

"The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator and leading expert on aviation history, explains the fascinating stories behind aviation's great technological advances and provides historic and social context that highlights the many ways in which these innovations have changed the course of human history. The Nation's Hangar is also a visual delight. The Smithsonian aircraft collection has never looked so compelling and sleek. The Nation's Hangar is a must-have for that fly boy or fly girl in your flight pattern"--

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