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Lindbergh
Flight`s Enigmatic Hero
Von Hardesty

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From Publishers Weekly
Lindbergh became one of the first media age celebrities after his 1927 transatlantic flight. This surprisingly thorough account of his life, packed into a concise illustrated volume, emphasizes the harrowing media scrutiny of the aviator. Hardesty, a curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, quotes Lindbergh`s own writings and those of his associates to piece together a straightforward, lively biography: Michigan childhood and barnstorming days in the 1920s, the history-making transatlantic flight, his collaboration with scientist Alexis Carrel to build a prototype for an artificial heart and his widely criticized work in Nazi Germany and agitation for American nonintervention in WWII. Hardesty describes Lindbergh as ”a keeper of checklists, ” an intellectually curious, widely read man whose strong ”impulse for control” made the loss of his privacy especially difficult-though he made use of his celebrity to publicly advocate for science funding, environmental conservation and other causes. Photographs, timelines and documents like Lindbergh`s flight journal and passport illuminate key subjects: the design of the Spirit of St. Louis; the history of the prominent Morrow family, which Lindbergh married into; Lindbergh`s friendship with the Russian aviator and aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky; and, of course, the kidnapping of Lindbergh`s son. Published in time for the 75th anniversary of the historic flight, this album is a fine introduction to the aviator`s mixed legacy.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
While Dominick A. Pisano and F. Robert Van Der Linden`s recently published Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis focused largely on the landmark 1927 flight, the fabled monoplane, and the subsequent media circus surrounding the event, this new book takes a broader look at Lindbergh`s life overall. Choosing a balanced approach, Hardesty (who like Pisano and Van Der Linden is a curator at the Smithsonian) examines both the hero flyer`s failures and his successes. Grandson Erik Lindbergh provides an introduction, and the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photographs and illustrations (including time lines and flight maps). For those who want to come to a deeper understanding of this most enigmatic man, A. Scott Berg`s 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Lindbergh, is still the book to read. For many, however, this current title will suffice and makes an excellent introduction to Lindbergh in the centennial year of his birth. Recommended for public libraries generally and academic libraries where appropriate.
Charlie Cowling, SUNY at Brockport Lib.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.