The aerial crossroads of America : St. Louis's Lambert Airport / Daniel L. Rust.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rust, Daniel L., 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport--History.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

Airports--Missouri--Saint Louis--History.

Airports.

Aeronautics--Missouri--Saint Louis--History.

Aeronautics.

Air travel--United States--History.

Air travel.

History.

Missouri--Saint Louis.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Distribution:

Chicago : Distributed by University of Chicago Press.

Place of Publication:

St. Louis : Missouri History Museum Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Chronicles the transformation of the patch of farmland leased by Albert Bond Lambert in 1920 into the sprawling international airport it is today. Illustrated extensively with images from the airport's history, the book tells not only the story of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, but also the history of what it means to take flight in America-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Albert Bond Lambert and the genesis of Lambert's St. Louis International Airport

Lambert's Airport 1920-1927

A municipal airport for the city of St. Louis 1928-1939

Lambert during World War II 1940-1945

The postwar years 1946-1956

The jet age and the space age 1957-1968

The battle for Lambert Airport 1968-1977

The effect of airline deregulation 1978-1988

Expanding Lambert : alternatives F-4 and W-1W 1989-2000

Lambert in the twenty-first century : the demise of TWA and the emergence of the 9/11 era 2001 and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781883982898

1883982898

OCLC:

944087528