Lindbergh Alone

by Brendan Gill

Book Overview

A unique and compelling portrait of Charles Lindbergh by the celebrated author and long-time writer for the New Yorker magazine. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0151524017
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Harcourt
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Extremely well-written, keeps to its topic admirably

"Lindbergh Alone" is the story of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 flight from New York to Paris, and the events in his life leading to and resulting from the flight. It's well-written in clear, forceful English and contains many photographs not often seen in other Lindbergh biographies. I really enjoyed the book. I would suggest it more for older teens than for younger ones because of one somewhat adult (but funny) description of a practical joke Lindbergh played on a fellow aviator. I'm sorry to see that this book isn't in print. If you can find it, buy it.

First rate

Stunning, detailed account of the life of Charles Lindbergh; one of a handful of pioneering aviators with the vision and passionate zeal to advance the cause of commercial aviation. A very personal, and revealing study of the man who, in his record 34 hour flight from New York to Paris, changed the world in ways he never dreamed of; for the catalyst of his flight was the start of the Air Age. Well written and lavishly illustrated with photos rarely seen from the Lindbergh Family Album. Anyone remotely interested in aviation should read this book, or view the film "Spirit of St. Louis".