Charles Lindbergh was the biggest celebrity of the first half of
the twentieth century, and the first to be exposed to the full and
unrelenting glare of the modern mass media. His name and face were
everywhere - on movie screens, on the radio, in books, in
magazines, in newspapers - after his transatlantic flight suddenly
transformed the quiet and shy young Minnesotan into a national
icon. In 1927, Americans hailed their new hero as both an apostle
of modernity and a bastion of traditional values.
When his baby was kidnapped and killed during the lowest days of
the Great Depression, the nation wondered whether it was a sign of
its moral shortcomings. As World War II broke out in Europe,
Lindbergh became one of the first to use his celebrity to promote a
cause. His impassioned speeches against American involvement in the
war illuminate the intense debate over intervention in the late
1930s.
Using documents culled from a variety of sources, Roberts and
Welky explore the significance observers found in Charles Lindbergh
at the height of his fame and examine the power and peril of modern
celebrity. In doing so, they add depth to our understanding of
American interwar culture.
General
| Imprint: |
Brandy Wine Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
October 2006 |
| First published: |
July 2003 |
| Authors: |
R. Roberts
|
| Dimensions: |
232 x 157 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-881089-42-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-881089-42-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781881089421 |
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