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Synopsis
A biography of the pilot whose life was full of controversy and tragedy, but also fulfilling achievements., A thorough portrait of the famed aviator, who was hailed as an American hero for flying unaccompanied from New York to Paris in 1927, but whose heroic status was severely diminished after his World War II isolationist views and ties to the Nazis were revealed. This complete biography also discusses the infamous kidnapping of Lindbergh's son, Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Illustrated with B&W photographs.
| Size | | Length: | 212 pages | | Height: | 10.3 in | | Width: | 8.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 28.8 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "One afternoon in 1913 Charles Lindbergh was playing upstairs in his family's summer home in Little Falls, Minnesota, when he heard the sound of an engine in the distance."
Industry Reviews
"...presents the details of Lindbergh's life in spellbinding style."
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Beverly Gherman (12/14/1997)
"This sympathetic and informed account (beautifully illustrated with contemporary photographs) is an excellent introduction to Lindbergh and also to the early years of the celebrity society in which we live now."
New York Times Book Review - Tom Ferrell (03/15/1998)
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