Delta: The History of an Airline

Lewis, W. David (Walter David), and Newton, Wesley Phillips

ISBN 10: 0820304654 / ISBN 13: 9780820304656

Published by University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1979

About this Item

24 cm, 503, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears, DJ in plastic sleeve. This history, written for the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Delta Airlines, traces Delta from its beginning in the 1920's as a lowly crop-dusting operation in Louisiana. Seller Inventory # 36388

Bibliographic Details

Title: Delta: The History of an Airline

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA

Publication Date: 1979

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: good, fair

Edition: First? Edition. First? Printing.

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Synopsis:

Beginning in the 1920s as a lowly crop-dusting operation in Louisiana, Delta Air Lines had, by its fiftieth anniversary, down to become one of the largest companies in the industry and one of the most consistently profitable. First published in 1979, this is a comprehensive account of the growth and development of Delta’s strategy and style, the steady expansion of its routes, its relationship with federal regulatory agencies, and the...

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