Thomas Kessner offers a revealing account of Charles Lindbergh and his iconic flight, as well as the lasting influence they had on American life.

• Editor's Note


• Introduction


• 1. Early Life


• 2. The Flight


• 3. A Hero's Reception


• 4. America Flies


• 5. Lindbergh and Celebrity Culture


• Conclusion


• Acknowledgments


• Notes


• Index

Thomas Kessner is Distinguished Professor of History at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of many books, including Capital City: New York City and the Men Behind America's Rise to Dominance, 1860-1900, and Fiorello H. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York, shich was a New York Times Notable Book.