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Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero
Pilot Charles A. Lindbergh was one of the first Americans to be lionized by the news media. When LIndbergh made his nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927, radio and sound movies were just beginning to be popular, enabling people to learn of events almost as soon as they happened. Overnight, the 25-year-old Lindbergh, a man of modest means and education, was catapulted into...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
October 20th 1997
by Clarion Books
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I enjoyed reading/knowing more about Charles Lindbergh since I'm such a fan of his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I knew that he was a quiet man that didn't like the press at all, and partially blamed them for the kidnap/murder of his son, but I had no idea about his politics. Anyway, pretty good read. I might just bump it up to I really liked it. But I'll have to think about it first. I did like it though, and felt it was very informative.
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