Furthering the legend

FURTHERING THE LEGEND

Heavily pictorial examination of the Lone Eagle.

The last century's first global hero, Charles Lindbergh, continues to fuel the popular imagination both with his daring aerial exploits and his dramatic, complex personal life. LINDBERGH: Triumph & Tragedy (Taylor Trade Publishing, Dallas $32.95) is a photo-biography of the aviator and relives the joy and pain of Lindbergh's controversial life.

In 1927, the 25-year-old piloted himself into aviation history when he became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. Just five years after the triumphant New York to Paris flight, Lindbergh's storybook life began to unravel when his infant son was kidnapped. The hysteria surrounding the unfortunate event forced Lindbergh and his wife Anne to flee to Europe, where Lindbergh would go on to oppose US interests in WWII. Despite this unpopular stance, he eventually regained popular approval through his daring WWII exploits with the US Navy and USAAF and made important contributions in the fields of medicine, ecology, and natural science.

Author Richard Bak includes more than 150 photographs, maps, and memorabilia (particularly welcome for collectors) through his text. Many photos are rare - shots by Detroit family members of Lindbergh's return to New York from France; family photos dating back to the 1880s, and photos of Lindbergh's other flights. There are also interesting interviews with such sources as P.J. Rieman, who flew several combat missions with Lindbergh; and Thelma Miller, whose father was Bruno Hauptman's guard during the infamous kidnapping trial.

Copyright Challenge Publications Inc. Jul 2001
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved