Media Contact: Adrienne Sharp
Director of Marketing & Communications
314-454-3103
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
New Book Chronicles the Rise and Fall of
Trans World Airlines
St.
Louis, MO. [October 6, 2023] — The Missouri Historical Society Press is set to release a new
book, Come Fly with Me: The Rise and Fall of Trans World Airlines, on
October 10, 2023. Written by Daniel L. Rust and Alan B. Hoffman, the book tells
the story of how three larger-than-life personalities, Charles Lindbergh,
Howard Hughes, and Carl Icahn, created and ultimately destroyed an American
icon that had deep roots in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri.
Come Fly with Me is the only comprehensive history of TWA and its predecessors, tracing the airline’s origins in the 1920s to the 21st century. The authors had unprecedented access to the entire TWA corporate archives and interviewed key business leaders to craft a compelling tale of a corporation, an industry, and an era.
Daniel L. Rust is associate professor of transportation and logistics management at the University of Wisconsin–Superior and the author of The Aerial Crossroads of America and Flying Across America. Alan B. Hoffman is a historian and the author of Up There with the Biggest: The Story of Ozark Airlines.
The book will be available for purchase at the Missouri History Museum Shop, mohistory.org, through the distributor, the University of Chicago Press, and at area bookstores. It will be priced at $22.95 and will have 324 pages and 53 halftone images. The ISBN is 979-8-9855716-3-9.
For more information or to request a review copy or interview with the authors, please contact Adrienne Sharp at (314) 454-3103 or email asharp@mohistory.org.
Upcoming author appearances
Thursday, November 9, 2023 | 6:30–8:00pm |
Missouri History Museum | 5700 Lindell Blvd.
Friday, November 10, 2023 | 1:00–4:00pm | TWA Museum | 10 Richards Rd., Kansas City, MO
Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 2:00–4:00pm (tentative) | St. Charles City-County Library, Middendorf-Kredell Branch | 2750 Hwy. K, O’Fallon, MO
The Missouri Historical Society (MHS) makes history meaningful and accessible through its three physical locations in St. Louis: the Missouri History Museum, the Library & Research Center, and the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum. MHS has been active in the St. Louis community since 1866. Founding members established the organization “for the purpose of saving from oblivion the early history of the city and state.” Today, MHS serves as the confluence of historical perspectives and contemporary issues. Collecting for more than 150 years, MHS houses one of the largest collections of artifacts and historical materials of any regional history institution in the United States. MHS members and donors support its work of collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of this region. MHS receives funding from the St. Louis City and County taxpayers through the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.
