Description: -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--
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes: "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 aviation in the United States. This book serves as a marvelous testament to a great airport."-- "Mark Nankivil, president, Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum"