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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. My parents taught me that Lindbergh was antisemitic. This book puts an end to that myth, explains the context, and why Lindbergh made no attempts to explain it away. Of course, that was just one thread in this fascinating and well-written biography. The only thing I didn't like: It was repetitive. Felt like two (or three) authors had joined their biographies (all written in a different style) together. One story would be told in the body and then it would be repeated in slightly different wording as a page-sized inset. Some stories were repeated even more. I recall reading at least 7 times that Anne wrote "Listen! The Wind" and (inexplicably, not a single mention describes the topic of that book and no, it's not about the subject of wind). Less important characters had stories or interactions with Lindbergh described twice as well. That said, I did enjoy the book about a person who I knew very little about. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Charles Lindbergh captured the world's imagination with his solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927. A charming, handsome man, he gained instant international fame, but celebrity brought with it a tremendous burden. After his marriage, the press hounded the newlyweds. When his baby was kidnapped and later found dead, the press became insatiable. The Lindberghs retreated but could not escape the arising murmurings of Nazi sympathies, which would dog Lindberg until his death. This comprehensive book features over 250 never-before-published black-and-white and colour artifacts and illustrations as well as a gatefold illustration that reconstructs the Spirit of St. Louis and a map-timeline of Lindbergh's famous flight. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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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.