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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH

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THE YOUNG NATIONAL HERO

592. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH (1902-1974). American aviator and engineer who landed his single-engine monoplane at Le Bourget field near Paris in 1927 becoming the first person to fly nonstop in a solo flight across the Atlantic. A national hero, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography, The Spirit of St. Louis, (1953). Superb SP [Underwood & Underwood], sepia, 8¾"11¼" quarter-length portrait of the young pilot. Signed on border beneath image, "C. A. Lindbergh Apr 21, 1928." Boldly penned less than a year after his famous flight. Est: $1400-1600

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