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Charles A. (Charles Augustus) Lindbergh
1902–1974
Best known for the daring solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927, this pioneering aviator became one of the most famous figures of the early aviation age. He also wrote about flight and exploration, leaving behind a legacy that is both celebrated and debated.
1 Audiobook
"We" : The famous flier's own story of his life and his trans-Atlantic flight, together with his views on the future of aviation
by Charles A. (Charles Augustus) Lindbergh
About the author
Born in Detroit on February 4, 1902, and raised largely in Minnesota, Charles A. Lindbergh became world-famous at age 25 when he completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis on May 20–21, 1927. The achievement made him an international celebrity and helped turn long-distance flight from a daring experiment into something the public could imagine as part of everyday life.
Beyond flying, he was also a writer whose books included We and later The Spirit of St. Louis, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. His life drew enormous public attention, from his aviation work to the kidnapping and death of his infant son, one of the most widely covered crimes of its time.
Lindbergh’s public reputation remains complicated. He was admired for his technical skill and influence on aviation, but later criticism focused on his isolationist politics before World War II and other parts of his public record. He died in Hawaii on August 26, 1974.