Lindbergh: Triumph and Tragedy

by Richard Bak

This is the first pictorial biography of the legendary aviator. Based on dozens of interviews, including many with his children, Lindbergh: Triumph and Tragedy relives the joy and pain of Charles A. Lindbergh's remarkable, colorful, and controversial life.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 1999

About the author

RICHARD BAK is a Detroit-based journalist and the author of twenty-five books, including 'Henry and Edsel: The Creation of the Ford Empire' and 'Peach: Ty Cobb in His Time and Ours.' He has received three ForeWord magazine Book-of-the-Year awards, the Stuart D. and Vernice M. Gross Prize for Literature, and two Emmys for his work as writer and coproducer of "Stranded at the Corner," a feature-length documentary about the fight to save Detroit's Tiger Stadium.

Reviews

[K. Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not just a biography about Lindberg, but a view of the world during his life. A great journey through history.