Hour of Gold Hour of Lead Diaries and Letters Part radiant part somber this second volume of Anne Lindbergh s Diaries and Letters covers the years of the Lindbergh marriage and includes events surrounding the kidnapping of their son The shy sh

Part radiant, part somber, this second volume of Anne Lindbergh s Diaries and Letters covers the years of the Lindbergh marriage and includes events surrounding the kidnapping of their son The shy, sheltered, introspective girl is thrown into the world of action of her famous husband From the very first moment he makes her a partner in his activities He teaches her to fPart radiant, part somber, this second volume of Anne Lindbergh s Diaries and Letters covers the years of the Lindbergh marriage and includes events surrounding the kidnapping of their son The shy, sheltered, introspective girl is thrown into the world of action of her famous husband From the very first moment he makes her a partner in his activities He teaches her to fly she learns to navigate and operate radio and to take serial photographs on the survey flights they make together Their flying meant long hours in cramped quarters, often sitting on parachutes in open cockpits of single engine planes Fog and storm posed frequent threats unknown to modern highly instrumental aircraft Alertness is demanded, regardless of fatigue, and self control under the pressure of fear Most difficult of all, she has to live in the constant glare of publicity, tracked down by journalists, photographers, and a gaping public No longer can she speak her mind.Yet, there was a kind of bright golden bloom over everything The beauty of flying in the early days of aviation, with its closenss to nature and also to death never palled Then the first house was built, the first child was born.In a reversal of terrifying swiftness, the hour of gold turned into the hour of lead The tragedy of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr unfolds in an extraordinary series of letters only recently recovered, in which Anne Lindbergh keeps her
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born in 1906 She married Charles Lindbergh in 1929 and became a noted aviator in her own right, eventually publishing several books on the subject and receiving several aviation awards Gift from the Sea, published in 1955, earned her international acclaim She was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the National Women s Hall of Fame, and the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey War Within and Without, the penultimate installment of her published diaries, received the Christopher Award in 1980 Mrs Lindbergh died in 2001 at the age of ninety four.Not to be confused with her daughter Anne Lindbergh.