Résultats pour "Charles Lindbergh" dans Sciences sociales et politiques

Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his baby was kidnapped and found dead. The...

"We" is comprised of two parts. The first ten chapters (sections) where he traces his steady and remarkable genius for flying are written by Charles Lindbergh. The last six chapters are written by Fitzhugh Green and entitled "A Little of What the World Thought of Lindbergh." Green describes the extraordinary public response abroad and then in America to Lindbergh's greatest achievement--his flight from New York to Paris. (Summary by Jim Locke)