LINDBERGH: A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (928 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692705244 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book brings back to life that epic career in evocative text and hundreds of photographs, many rarely published, reawakening the careers of a man and his wife who achieved more, in more varied fields, than perhaps any couple in history. Lindbergh–aviator, adventurer, author, activist, pathfinder, fighter pilot, and conservationist. Lindbergh’s epic non-stop flight from New York to Paris in a single-engine aircraft was the biggest media event in the 1920s and set up the United States to become a world leader in aviation. (Bruce McAllister & Stephan Wilkinson). Many Americans who no longer remember the legacy of the world’s first true media celebrity have forgotten Charles A
McAllister has authored ten aviation history titles and has contributed to AIR & SPACE Smithsonian.Stephan Wilkinson has been a freelance magazine writer for the past 35 years and before that was the Editor-in-Chief of Car and Driver magazine as well as Executive Editor of Flying magazine. Bruce McAllister is a semi-retired freelance photographer/writer/publisher/commercial pilot who has
Rod Carlson said More Than I Expected. I expected McAllister and Wilkinson’s book to be interesting but not mesmerizing. Perhaps it’s the photos and the text working together with each page showing and telling more than I thought I knew about Lindbergh and bringing him to life with almost real-time action. For example, picturing Lindbergh and the equally iconic aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky sitti. This well written story is beautifully supported by these photos and contains additional information about Pamela Sheffield My husband and I just finished reading Lindbergh, A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle by Bruce McAllister and Stephen Wilkinson. We were very impressed by the photos, some of which were archival and rarely seen by the public. This well written story is beautifully supported by these photos and contains additional information about Lindbergh's life not usually know. "For already dedicated Lindbergh admirers like myself, as well as the historians among us" according to ROT. For already dedicated Lindbergh admirers like myself, as well as the historians among us, Bruce McAllister's and Stephan Wilkinson's new ".Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle" is a must read/must have book. While we likely already know of many if not most of the memorable things Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh did (Atlantic crossing, pioneering intern
General Phillip Caine USAF (Ret.) is ex-Assistant Commandant of Cadets at the Air Force Academy, taught military history there, and is author of five military history books. *** LINDBERGH is both a timely and a timeless book. From the Back Cover LINDBERGH ENDORSEMENTS “The concept of a photographic biography of Lindbergh is daunting, but the authors have served up a masterpiece that reflects their knowledge of and interest in the subject. The pictures combine with the narrative to give the reader a real appreciation of the ex