Lindbergh : Flight's Enigmatic Hero Hardcover - 2002
by Hardesty, Von
- Used
Description
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- Title Lindbergh : Flight's Enigmatic Hero
- Author Hardesty, Von
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Stated First Edi
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, New York
- Date 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 3130406-6
- ISBN 9780151009732 / 0151009732
- Weight 2.77 lbs (1.26 kg)
- Dimensions 9.96 x 10.42 x 0.82 in (25.30 x 26.47 x 2.08 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Lindbergh, Charles A, Air pilots - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002027305
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Reflecting America's faith in technological advancement, Lindbergh saw The Spirit of St. Louis as "a lens focused on the future, a forerunner of mechanisms that would conquer time and space." This youthful optimism was later tempered by personal tragedy-the kidnapping and murder of his first-born son-and by the threat of American involvement in a war abroad. But Lindbergh confronted these challenges, often at odds with his supporters, with the same daring and boldness of character that inspired him to undertake his fabled flight.
In Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero, Von Hardesty, curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, takes another look at Lindbergh's life and offers new insights into the man and the myths that surrounded him. Drawing from a variety of sources, he reveals how Lindbergh, though stubborn and absolutist in many ways, evolved in his outlook and world view. With hundreds of full-color images and illustrations taken from a rich variety of private and public collections, Hardesty has produced a visually stunning and fascinating biography of one of the most important figures of the twentieth century.
Published in Conjunction with the 75th Anniversary of Lindbergh's Historic Transatlantic Flight
More than 250 photographs, illustrations, and maps
Never-before-published images and artifacts from Lindbergh archives and private collections
Eight-page gatefold illustration
Detailed map of Lindbergh's fabled flight
Illustrated timelines from Lindbergh's life
"Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it, but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance." -Charles A. Lindbergh