- Lindbergh, a man from the middle of nowhere became the most famous person in the world for flying from New York to Paris in May 1927 in 33 and a half hours. He was heralded all over the world and helped forge and advise the aviation industry for the rest of his life
- His wife, Anne Morrow, joined him on many of his expeditions and she became a best-selling author. She loved Charles very much but there was often tension between them and she felt like there were many things that she could not tell him
- The "crime of the century" was the kidnapping and killing of Lindbergh's first born son
- He was a loving and good father but also strict and distant - both physically and emotionally
- Starkly anti-war and didn't want America joining WWII (America First) and this changed his public perception for many and after this was often seen as a Nazi-sympathizer.
- Helped create the first artificial heart and was also a best-selling author
- Amazing how he was able to stay humble and grounded throughout his entire life with that kind of constant worldwide fanfare and controversy
- Later in his life Lindbergh became an environmentalist and spent a lot of time in Africa
What I got out of it
- Prior to reading this I had no idea how big of a deal Lindbergh's accomplishment was and that he achieved global fame and "rock star" status. His accomplishments in such wide ranging fields such as aviation and biology is very impressive as was his ability to stay humble. An impressive man on all accounts.