Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction. Aviation, Mythologized
Chapter 1. Revolution in the Air: Background and Context
Chapter 2. From Taxi to Takeoff: The Civil Aviation Network during National Reconstruction
Chapter 3. Mexican Icarus: The Goodwill Flyer as a Cultural Icon
Chapter 4. Cardenismo and the Conquistador del Cielo: Civil Aviation, 1934–1940
Chapter 5. Águilas Aztecas and Avilacamachismo: Aviation during World War II
Chapter 6. Aviation, Institutionalized: The Postwar Era, 1946–1960
Conclusion. Aviation, Then and Now
Notes
Bibliography
Index