Charles A. Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis collection, 1927-1969.

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Charles A. Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis collection, 1927-1969.

Chiefly Burmese, Dutch, English, and Swedish editions of the Spirit of St. Louis (1953). Includes "Reader's Digest" condensations in the Stockholm, Oslo, and Danish editions of the "Reader's Digest," dated April and May 1954; Lindbergh's address on receiving the Daniel Guggenheim Medal; and biographical material.

500 items.34 containers plus 2 oversize.14.6 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8077356

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...