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The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh

Name: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
ISBN: 9780525646549

Hardcover – Illustrated, February 11, 2020

Candace Fleming

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

Reading lane: 20th Century America for Teens

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

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Hero, Complicated

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

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

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

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Authors: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: February 11, 2020
Format: Hardcover
Theme: 20th Century America for Teens · 20th-Century America
Reading lane: 20th Century America for Teens

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Science & Tech Biographies
United States History for Teens
Aviation

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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 . 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.