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Charles Augustus Lindbergh-Overview
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus (1902-1974), an American aviator, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him. But Lindbergh was the first person to do it alone nonstop.
Lindbergh's feat gained him immediate, international fame. The press named him "Lucky Lindy" and the "Lone Eagle." Americans and Europeans idolized the shy, slim young man and showered him with honors.
Before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Lindbergh campaigned against voluntary American involvement in World War II. Many Americans criticized him for his noninvolvement beliefs. After the war, he avoided publicity until the late 1960's, when he spoke out for the conservation of natural resources. Lindbergh served as an adviser in the aviation industry from the days of wood and wire airplanes to supersonic jets.
Born on Feb. 4, 1902, in Detroit
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on Feb. 4, 1902, in Detroit. He grew up on a farm near Little Falls, Minn. He was the son of C
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Charles Lindbergh
American aviator (1902–1974)
"Lone Eagle" redirects here. For other uses, see Lone Eagle (disambiguation).
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| Born | Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-02-04)February 4, 1902 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1974(1974-08-26) (aged 72) Kipahulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Resting place | Palapala Ho'omau Church, Kipahulu |
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| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (no degree) |
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| Known for | First solo transatlantic flight (1927), pioneer of international commercial aviation and air mail |
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| Children | 13,[N 1] including Charles Jr., Jon, Anne, and Reeve |
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| Allegiance | United States |
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| Years of service | 1924–1941, 1954–1974 |
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| Battles / wars | World War II |
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made th
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Lindbergh (book)
1998 biography of Charles Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg
Lindbergh is a 1998 biography of Charles Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg. The book became a New York Times Best Seller[1] and received the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography.
Background
"I felt it was one of the great untold stories of the 20th century..." - A. Scott Berg[2]
Once he had completed his second book, Goldwyn: A Biography (about film producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.) in 1989, Berg began the search for his next subject. He wanted it to be "another great American cultural figure but—because I had written about Perkins[a] and Goldwyn—not somebody from the worlds of publishing or film".[3] After briefly considering Tennessee Williams, Berg chose the aviator Charles Lindbergh, attracted by what he described as "the dramatic possibilities of the story of the great hero who became a great victim and a great villain".[3] "Charles Lindbergh is a window onto the whole world -- a great lens for observing the Am
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