Abstract:Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic, nonstop, from Roosevelt Field in New York to Le Bourget airfield, near Paris. The flight changed forever life on this planet. The event also changed forever the life of the pilot, Lindbergh. In his twenties he became a world hero. He married the intelligent and, by all accounts, charming daughter of Dwight Morrow, a man who cast his shadow across the national scene. The young couple's first child, Charles Jr., was born on June 22, 1930. Their lives, which seemed idyllic, sud… Show more
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