About the Author

Peter J. Westwick is an assistant professor of history at the University of Southern California and director of the Aerospace History Project, an initiative of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West.

Reviews

"Contribute[s] much to the history of southern California, the aerospace industry, innovations in science and technology, and the American West." -- Matthew Ides Southern California Quarterly 20121009 "Westwick and the Huntington Library are to be congratulated for undertaking this work... Highly recommended." -- R. P. Hallion, Hallion Associates Choice 20121127 "Blue Sky Metropolis underlines the worth of a well-thought-out and well-executed collection on an important topic." The British Journal for the History of Science 20140501