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Locomotive to aeromotive : Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution / Simine Short ; foreword by Tom D. Crouch.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780252093326
  • 9781283168830
  • 9786613168832
  • 6613168831
Other title:
  • Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • TA140 .L636 2011
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Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Octave Chanute and “The Course of Human Progress� Tom D. Crouch -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Formative Years -- 2. The University of Experience -- 3. Opening the West -- 4. At the Top -- 5. Self Realization -- 6. A New Industry -- 7. From the Locomotive to the Aeromotive -- 8. Encouraging Progress in Flying Machines -- Notes -- References -- Index -- back cover
Summary: Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, this is a detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-19th century to the early days of aviation.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Octave Chanute and “The Course of Human Progress� Tom D. Crouch -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Formative Years -- 2. The University of Experience -- 3. Opening the West -- 4. At the Top -- 5. Self Realization -- 6. A New Industry -- 7. From the Locomotive to the Aeromotive -- 8. Encouraging Progress in Flying Machines -- Notes -- References -- Index -- back cover

Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, this is a detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-19th century to the early days of aviation.

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