Lindbergh, A. Scott Berg
Lindbergh, A. Scott Berg
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Lindbergh

Author: A. Scott Berg

Narrator: Lloyd James

Unabridged: 31 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/10/2013

Synopsis

Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his baby was kidnapped and found dead. The unbearable trial forced Lindbergh into exile in England and France. However, his soon fasciation and involvement with the Nazi regime, resulted in public opinion turning against him. His life was at the forefront of pioneering research in aeronautics and rocketry. Also, his wife became one of the century's leading feminist voices. This biography explores the 'golden couple who have been considered 'American royalty.

About A. Scott Berg

A. Scott Berg is the author of four bestselling biographies: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, winner of the National Book Award; Goldwyn; Lindbergh, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; and Kate Remembered. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will

A. Scott Berg - Image from his site The book is well-deserving of its Pulitzer. Lindbergh was one of the most interesting people of the 20th century and this book gives us a fly-on-the-wall look at many critical parts of his life, the heroics of his early aviation triumphs, the horror of the kidnapp......more

Goodreads review by Iain

A compelling study of a man full of contradictions. A tragic hero and a tragic villain, a loving husband and father who managed to isolate his loved ones, a man who became famous in aviation and kickstarted the global travel industry, yet ended his life seeking a return to nature and rejecting techn......more

Goodreads review by Steve

[URL not allowed] “Lindbergh” is A. Scott Berg’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of one of America’s most famous aviators. Berg is also the author of best-selling biographies of Woodrow Wilson, Max Perkins, Samuel Goldwyn and a somewhat controversial biography/memoir of Kathar......more

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