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Enterprise and Society Advance Access published online on October 20, 2009
Enterprise and Society, doi:10.1093/es/khp059
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Dan Hagedorn. Conquistadors of the Sky. A History of Aviation in Latin America

Dan Hagedorn. Conquistadors of the Sky. A History of Aviation in Latin America. Gainsville: University Press of Florida, 2008. xiv + 587 pp. ISBN 978-0-8130-3249-8, $39.95 (hardcover)

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With the exception of R. E. G. Davies’ Airlines of Latin America since 1919 (1984), the ascent of aeronautics in Latin America has not attracted widespread attention from historians writing in English. Dan Hagedorn's lavishly illustrated book is therefore a welcome addition, offering a wealth of factual information. Hagedorn approaches his topic with a commendably wide perspective, covering historical developments from early experiments with balloons in the 1700s up to military . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Marc Dierikx

Institute of Netherlands History, The Hague


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