Legacy of Leadership: A Pictorial History of Trans World Airlines

224 pp. An illustrated history of Trans World Airlines (TWA), a major American airline that existed from 1930 until 2001. Formed as Transcontinental and Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with Ford Trimotors, it was one of the 'Big Four' domestic airlines in the United States formed by the Spoils Conference of 1930, together with American, United, and Eastern.