The rise and fall of Charles Lindbergh [First edition] 9780525646549, 9780525646556, 9780525646563, 052564654X, 0525646558

From a true master of YA nonfiction, author of the acclaimed THE FAMILY ROMANOV, discover the dark side of Charles Lindb

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English Pages 372 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm Year 2020

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Table of contents :
Prologue: the rally --
Growing up. In the beginning
Rootless
Changes --
Airborne. Schooled
Daredevil Lindbergh
Silver wings --
New York to Paris. Plans and frustrations
The flying kid
33 hours, 30 minutes, 29.8 seconds
The most famous man in the world --
Copilot. Charles and Anne
I do
Settling down
Immortal --
Kidnapped. "They have stolen our baby"
"Jafsie" and cemetery John
The ransom
Search's end --
Blown off course. Rebuilding
Ordeal by trial
Lost faith --
Losing altitude. Spring 1936
"Hitler is undoubtedly a great man"
Lindbergh reports
No place like home --
America first. An influential citizen
The hero speaks
"The bubonic plague among writers"
Crash landing
The Lindberghs' war --
Final flight. Out of the ashes
Together, yet apart
Sorrows and secrets.

The rise and fall of Charles Lindbergh [First edition]
 9780525646549, 9780525646556, 9780525646563, 052564654X, 0525646558

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