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The Aerial Crossroads of America: St. Louis's Lambert Airport
Daniel L. Rust
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Description for The Aerial Crossroads of America: St. Louis's Lambert Airport
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; KNGV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 291 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1330.
The history of Lambert St. Louis International Airport is the story of American aviation. Everything that has taken place on the airport's footprint from Lindbergh to American Airlines, jet airliners to space travel constitutes a microcosm of the triumphs and tragedies of winged flight in America. The Aerial Crossroads of America 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, but also the history of what it means to ... Read more
The history of Lambert St. Louis International Airport is the story of American aviation. Everything that has taken place on the airport's footprint from Lindbergh to American Airlines, jet airliners to space travel constitutes a microcosm of the triumphs and tragedies of winged flight in America. The Aerial Crossroads of America 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, but also the history of what it means to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Missouri History Museum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1329g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781883982898
SKU
V9781883982898
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Ref
99-15
About Daniel L. Rust
Daniel L. Rust is assistant director at the Center for Transportation Studies, University of Missouri St. Louis. He is the author of Flying Across America: The Airline Passenger Experience.
Reviews for The Aerial Crossroads of America: St. Louis's Lambert Airport
The upcoming centennial of this illustrious airport is a fitting time to outline and share the history of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. From the early days of grass and dirt runways, to the beauty of the copper-clad arches of the Minoru Yamasaki-designed terminal, Lambert has seen, and has been very much a part of, the development of civilian and military ... Read more