Lindbergh

By: A. Scott Berg

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 31 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Pulitzer Prize, Biography/Autobiography, 1999

Few American icons provoke more enduring fascination than Charles Lindbergh - renowned for his one-man transatlantic flight in 1927, remembered for the sorrow surrounding the kidnapping and death of his firstborn son in 1932, and reviled by many for his opposition to America's entry into World War II.

Lindbergh's is "a dramatic and disturbing American story," says the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and this biography - the first to be written with unrestricted access to the Lindbergh archives and extensive interviews of his friends, colleagues, and close family members - is "the definitive account."

©1999 A. Scott Berg (P)2013 Simon & Schuster Audio

In depth and amazingly interesting

A very detailed account of Charles Lindbergh and the Lindbergh family. Great story with all it's excitement and unfortunate tragedy. Very well read - use caution with the length however.

Fascinating revisit

I had read this several years ago, and it was a captivating story. This Audible revisit was a well spent credit, I had forgotten many of the remarkable details of the Lindbergh story. I highly recommended this volume to anyone wanting to hear about Lindbergh or Aviation, or early 20th century history. So many of the hero worshipers of today seem so similar to the ones in the early 20tj century.

Amazing biography of an amazing man

It is a very long book but worth every minute of learning about a man of whom most of us only knew that he was the first to fly solo across the ocean. He was so much more.

The best biography

Thorough, informative and insightful. Very well read. A great story about a great aviator and his journey

Great depiction of the largest celebrity of the 1900’s.

Great book although long winded. Very interesting life he and his family led. A very interesting insight into early 20th century media.

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Recommened if you are interested in the life of Lindy, early aviation or history of the mid-20th century. Very detailed account of Lindbergh's life. I felt it was very well written and read in this audio book.

Enthralling

I read this on the recommendation of a friend in her late 80's. Of course I knew of Charles Lindbergh, but mostly from stories that came from my parents and relate to the tragic kidnapping. Lindbergh was not of my era. However, I found the book enthralling. Extremely well researched, written and edited. I learned a great deal about the development of commercial air traffick and it was surprisingly fascinating. Interestingly, I think Anne Lindbergh came away the most interesting person in the book. If I would have had the opportunity to lunch with Eleanor Roosevelt, I think I would have enjoyed including a mature Anne Lindbergh at the table.

Incredible detail and insight

Berg’s exhaustive research is evident at every turn of the history he records!
James’ narrative is smooth and very easy to listen to for hours at a time.
As a life long aviator, I found myself informed of many details I did not know of.
The detail of Lindbergh’s personality is the most important part of the book!!
HIGHLY recommended 😀

Stunning

Great biography. Great narration. Took me a awhile to read/listen, but worth it! Lindbergh was a fascinating man!

1.5 times

Be prepared to speed up the reading of this book. The narrator reads incredibly slow, I had the speed up to 1.5 and I could have easily gone higher. Very enjoyable book and Mr Lindbergh was more than just his 1927 flight! However if you are looking for the secret life this will not cover it.