| Mather Field Contributor(s): Library, Special Collections of the Sacr (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738588776 ISBN-13: 9780738588773 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | Military - Aviation - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 979.4 |
| LCCN: 2011928833 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Sacramento, California - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born from America s need to train aviators for the Great War, Mather Field has sat sentinel to the east of Sacramento for nearly a century. Overnight, the base transformed a lonely domain of cattle and vineyards into an aerie where fledgling man-birds were taught to fly and kill. Although readapted during the interwar period to concerns of fire control and mail delivery, Mather still inspired, as evidenced by the 1930 Air Corps maneuvers. World War II renewed Mather, as training bomber crews and repatriating veterans of the Pacific war were primary responsibilities for what was becoming a self-sustaining city of churches, schools, and burgeoning neighborhoods." |
Contributor Bio(s): Library, Special Collections of the Sacramento Public: - Librarian James Scott and library technician Tom Tolley of the Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library have tapped state and city library and archival resources to provide this far-ranging array of base imagery and lore. Through two world wars and the tense years of the Cold War, this base has changed along with the times to today s mixed-use suburban melange of aviation, business, and housing in the shadow of California s capital. |