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Book Title: Austin, Cleared for Takeoff : Aviators, Businessmen, and the Growth of an American City
Number of Pages: 286 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Aviation / History
Publication Year: 2004
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Kenneth B. Ragsdale
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Mass Market
