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Charles Lindbergh's solo flight from New York to Paris captured the imagination of a postwar generation hungry for heroes, and cemented an exalted spot for the 25-year-old pilot from Minnesota in the collective American imagination. A. Scott Berg's thorough new biography of the aviator suggests that despite the public scrutiny that accompanied his every move until his death in 1974, Lindbergh remained an intensely private man. The son of ill-matched parents who separated when he was 6, he was painfully shy and emotionally guarded. "Aviation created a brotherhood of casual acquaintances ... in which he felt comfortable," writes Berg with characteristic perceptiveness. Lindbergh's wife, the writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh, gave Berg unrestricted access to her husband's and her own voluminous personal papers--and he made good use of them to assess both the couple's relationship and their activities. Probably the most startling revelation is a brief but candid discussion of Anne's affair in the late 1950s with a New Jersey doctor, which helped assuage her need to vent emotions in a way her buttoned-up husband found insupportable. (During the horrendous days in 1932 when their 20-month-old son was kidnapped and killed, Berg notes, she never once saw Charles cry.) The biography is solid on all aspects of Lindbergh's career, including his notorious urging that America stay out of World War II; Berg rebuts charges that Lindbergh was a Nazi or a traitor, but rightly criticizes the anti-Semitism latent in some of his speeches. With this book, Berg succeeds in surveying Lindbergh's fascinating life and assessing its historic impact. Amazon.com Audiobook Review
In 1927, Charles Augustus Lindbergh made the world smaller when, at 25, he completed his fabled flight from New York to Paris. He spent the rest of his life watching the world close in around him. Actor Eric Stoltz smoothly captures A. Scott Berg's erudite prose, impressive narrative drive, and fascinating minutiae, and by doing so earns an intense sympathy for and understanding of Lindbergh's relentless need for privacy and his frustration at losing it to his worldwide fame. (Running time: six hours, four cassettes) --Lou Schuler --This text refers to the audio cassette edition of this title ... read more The New York Times Book Review, Geoffrey C. Ward
In Lindbergh, A. Scott Berg brings us about as close as I suspect we will ever get to the man himself. Michael J. Ybarra, The Wall Street Journal
"Compelling...This kind of heroic, tragic and ultimately puzzling subject that is irresistible in its complexity"
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So much more than his "Claim to Fame"...
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constanza@centurytel.net
December 13, 1999
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I heard about this biography after it won the Pulitzer Prize, and Mr. Peck was interviewed on NPR. This is a book that I will re-read and definitely recommend for History buffs. Peck stated that Lindbergh's famous flight was the least of his accomplishments and for being an essentially untrained scientist, did some truly amazing research on rocket science, tissue growth, artifical hearts, and aeronautic experiments re: the impact of high-g forces and other safety issues on behalf of his country during WWII. However, it also turns an unblinking brutally honest eye upon Lindbergh's less popular aspects, his alleged fascism, racism, and distant pseudo-parenting of his family. Anne Morrow Lindbergh also contributed some very candid and personal insights into the man who was far more complex and driven than the public ever really imagined.
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Unbelievably interesting!
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A reader
from California
September 30, 1999
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A Scott Berg has provided a fascinating tale of a man who (like all of us) was imperfect, but (unlike all of us) was highly intelligent, persistent, unconcerned with amassing wealth, and dedicated to making the world a better place. The book includes details that could only be the result of huge hours of research, yet are told in a highly interesting fashion. For the price of two tickets to the movies, you can have many hours of enjoyable reading with this tale.
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One of the Very Best Ever
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A reader
from U.S.A.
September 17, 1999
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All my life I have been fascinated by Charles Lindbergh - my family name is also Lindberg (different spelling and of course no relation) so we have always felt a sort of "kinship" to this amazing man. I found A. Scott Berg's treatment of the historic flight, the kidnapping, the world's opinion of Lindbergh during WWII - and his later years, to be nothing less than 100% objective and fair. I think Berg does an outstanding job of presenting "just the facts" and allows the reader to draw his own conclusions. Although it's clear that Berg admires the great man and his family, he never editorializes or sensationalizes. That is a rare trait in biographies these days. I am recommending this book to everyone I know; I have copied lines of poetry and prose from this book into my own journal. Lindbergh's final line about "... I am of the stars" ranks right up there with the most profound to be found anywhere.
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A wonderful chronicle of Lindbergh and the 20th century
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Reviewer:
egallardo
from Boston, Massachusetts
September 16, 1999
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At first I was intimidated by the size of the book. I was curious about Charles Lindbergh but doubted my curiosity would last past 250 pages. One day I happened to catch C-SPAN and A. Scott Berg appeared as a guest of some book fair. He seemed so passionate about Lindberg that I realized if his book contained a fraction of his passion it would be well worth the read - over 600 pages. It was a gamble I'm glad I took. Berg's book is an epic saga of a man caught in the convulsions of the 20th century. I'm impressed by the research he has undertaken to write the book. I am also equally impressed by the clarity of Berg's story-telling technique. I finished the booked feeling as that history was alive and personal - that we are all participants in the history of our making and unmaking. Best of all, Berg lets readers come to their own conclusions about Lindberg, the man, the hero, the historical figure. An excellent read.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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