Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero

by Von Hardesty, Erik Lindbergh (Foreword)

Offers new insights into the life of the legendary pilot and the myths that surrounded him, discussing how Lindbergh evolved in his outlook and world view despite his sometimes stubborn and absolutist personality. 50,000 first printing.

Genres: History

232 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

Von Hardesty is currently a curator in the Division of Aeronautics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. He has written a number of books, and lives in the metropolitan D.C. area.

Reviews

[Don Libes · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Joshus Karl]

im at page 66 im doing very good.