The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh

Hardcover – Illustrated, February 11, 2020

Candace Fleming

Random House Children's Books · Hardcover · February 11, 2020

WINNER OF THE 2021 YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS!

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Who it’s for
A biography that looks past Charles Lindbergh’s celebrated image to the convictions and contradictions beneath it.
Themes
Lindbergh's complicated legacy, Anti-Semitism and eugenics, Environmentalism
Genres
Lives in History, 20th Century America for Teens, Aviation

About this book

WINNER OF THE 2021 YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS! SIX STARRED REVIEWS! Discover the dark side of Charles Lindbergh--one of America's most celebrated heroes and complicated men--in this riveting biography from the acclaimed author of The Family Romanov.

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First human to cross the Atlantic via airplane; one of the first American media sensations; Nazi sympathizer and anti-Semite; loner whose baby was kidnapped and murdered; champion of Eugenics, the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding; tireless environmentalist. Charles Lindbergh was all of the above and more. Here is a rich, multi-faceted, utterly spellbinding biography about an American hero who was also a deeply flawed man. In this time where values Lindbergh held, like white Nationalism and America First, are once again on the rise, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh is essential reading for teens and history fanatics alike.

Hero, Complicated

A biography that looks past Charles Lindbergh’s celebrated image to the convictions and contradictions beneath it.

Come here for

  • The uneasy gap between public heroism and deeply troubling beliefs
  • A layered portrait of a figure who resists easy admiration

Expect

  • A rich biography spanning aviation, politics, family tragedy, and environmentalism
  • A challenging look at how one life holds opposing legacies

Where it sits

Lives in History72%
Aviation54%
20th Century America for Teens44%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Science & Tech Biographies
  • United States History for Teens
  • Aviation
Authors
Candace Fleming
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
February 11, 2020
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Lindbergh's complicated legacy · Anti-Semitism and eugenics · Environmentalism
Reading lane
Science & Tech Biographies