Flying High Over the Cotton Field: The Life and Times of Robert W. (Bill/Bob) Coggin

Bob Coggin wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Coggin spent his early years in a small mill village in Georgia. He and his family later lived on a large farm, where his daily chores might include picking cotton or plowing the fields behind an old mule. Enlisting in the US Air Force gave Coggin a taste of what life could be like off the farm, and some training in classified communications gave him a leg up on the competition when he applied for a job at Delta Air Lines in 1956. That first Delta job as a “ramp rat” led to an amazing career with the airline, a time of great evolution in the airline industry as well as a time of much personal and professional growth for Coggin, who would retire in 1998 as one of Delta’s top four executives.Inspired by Delta founder C. E. Woolman, Coggin discovered that through hard work and a willingness to go anywhere the company needed him to serve, there was no limit to what he could achieve. Readers will embark on the journey with Coggin as he gets promoted to bigger and better jobs with increasing levels of responsibility, including spending eleven years in New York before being asked to come back to Georgia, where Atlanta was his home base and he was once again near family."Flying High Over the Cotton Field" is a remarkable tale of one man’s strong work ethic and achievement, along with nods to the many people who helped make his success possible. Coggin’s story will resonate with Delta enthusiasts as well as readers everywhere who believe in the value of good old-fashioned hard work. Read more