The book, Conquest Of The Skies: A History Of Commercial Aviation In America represents a comprehensive chronicling of the development of commercial aviation from a time in the 1920s when only the sportsman, wealthy executives and movie stars could afford to travel by air up through the 1960s when the introduction of large jet aircraft revolutionized the way we live by offering affordable air travel to the masses.  This book captures the fearful and exhilarating moments in the rise of air travel and captures this story from the point of view of the passenger's themselves.  "Conquest Of The Skies" traces the history of commercial aviation in the United States largely from firsthand accounts that serve to highlight the technological discoveries and entrepreneurial coups that allowed America to rule the skies in a manner akin to when Great Britain ruled the world's oceans.  This book takes a look at the great personalities involved in commercial aviation including men like Juan Trippe of Pan Am, Howard Hughes of TWA and Bill Boeing of United Airlines.  Also discussed are the important aircraft designers and pilots of the era including men like Arthur Raymond and Kelly Johnson along with Eddie Musick and Ham Lee respectively.  The growth of commercial aviation would not be complete, however, without related the stories of the disastrous crashes and near misses that prompted government investigations and a host of subsequent safety regulations and technical modifications.  The major sections of "Conquest Of The Skies: A History Of Commercial Aviation In America" includes the following major sections: I) Prologue - To Fly; II) Warm-up (The 1920s) including (The Post Office Flies The Mail, Passenger Lines Of The 1920s, A Reliable Engine, A Winning Combination, Lindbergh, The Birth Of Pan Am, Zeppelins, Air Travel In The 1920s & Harbors Of Air); III) Takeoff (The 1930s) including (On The Beam, Brown, Black, And Blue, Arrival Of A Modern Airliner, Love And Fear Of Flying, Into The Stratosphere, Death Of A Senator, Air Travel In The 1930s & Heyday Of Pan Am); IV) Climbing (The 1940s) including (Technology And War, The Airlines Go To War, Air Travel In The War, Taking The Fifth, North Atlantic Shakeout, The Postwar Airliners, "The Gush Of Dollars Is Over" & Air Travel In The 1940s); V) Cruising (The 1950s) including (Air Coach Arrives, Nonstop At Last, Crowded Skies, The Travail Of TWA & Air Travel In The 1950s); VI) Epilogue (The 1960s And On) including (Into The Jet Age, Flying High, Air Travel In The 1960s & The Imperial Airplane); VII) Bibliography and VIII) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Conquest Of The Skies" includes approximately 35 black and white photographs.  An important and balanced blend of vivid stories and "fast-paced narrative", this book represents a comprehensive account of how the commercial airline industry and America evolved into the jet age.  "Conquest Of The Skies" is sure to appeal to commercial aircraft enthusiasts and aviation history buffs alike.  "This book is 441 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Carl Solberg.  Edition published in 1979.