LINDBERGH FLIGHT’S ENIGMATIC HERO.

Author: Hardesty, Von
Country: California
Language: English
Year Published: 2002
No. of pages: 232
Illustrations: 72 Color Illustrations. 256 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Size: 10”x 10 1/2”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 151009732
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 5666

Price: $24.50

One of the defining moments of the 20th century came on the night of May 21, 1927, when Charles Lindbergh landed his silver monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris. Flying alone, he had made a nonstop flight from New York across the storm-tossed North Atlantic - then considered an insurmountable barrier separating North America from Europe. Magnificently illustrated, this admirably brief biography tells Lindbergh’s story with rare sensitivity to the most important context in which he needs to be understood - that of aviation - and leaves the reader with a clear view of the magnitude of his achievements in any way overlooking his all-too-human failings.