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Synopsis
Beginning his narrative with the airships that briefly competed with heavier-than-air flying machines, Young (former transportation editor of the Chicago Tribune describes the development of commercial aviation through the window of events in Chicago. Much of the material is common to any discussion of aviation developments in the United States in general. Among the topics which are not are the glider experiments of Octave Chanute on the shores of Lake Michigan, the international air shows held outside the city, the founding of the first Chicago airports during World War I, and the development of air traffic control in one of the busiest airspaces in the world. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR