Charles Lindbergh was born in 1902 in a small farm in Detroit. He was especially good at engineering and mechanics, and attended the University of Wisconsin. He soon dropped out to become a barnstormer, which was a pilot who did stunts at fairs. He later enlisted in the army, and then made a transcontinental flight that broke records. This won him some fame but not as much as his next adventure. In 1927,Charles Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic. Many had already attempted this, and failed. At only age 25, Lindbergh flew a 33+ hour nonstop flight alone across the Atlantic to France. When he arrived he was applauded and congratulated adamantly, as he rightly deserved. On his return to the United States, he became an overly publicized National figure known and loved by everyone.
Lindbergh became a Nationally idolized for many reasons. First of all, his flight required years of training, hard work, and 33 hours of physical and mental strain. He was the first to accomplish such a feat, and so was a ground breaker in aviation. To America, he was a representation of hope and possibility. Lindbergh won his title through hard, determined, focused, and physical work. He achieved his goal through determination, an idea which Americans just adored. He was a real observable representation of what one could achieve in America through hard work. In sorts, he represented for many people the embodiment of the American Dream. He had become a National hero through working without help, without shortcuts, and without a crutch. Lindbergh also demonstrated to the American public exactly this feeling of endless possibilities that started in the 1920s. It is important to not that during the Roaring 20s, there was an extreme sense of optimism, patriotism, and hope. In some sorts, Charles Lindbergh proved to the American people that they were correct to have hope in their country. His becoming a hero was a sign that America could also, through hard work and determination, improve and reach out above and beyond their goals.
Source: http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/
To add on to your facts given, I think that another way of looking at Lindbergh's accomplishments is that the roaring 20s helped him accomplish his dreams. As everything was so optimistic, people felt like they could do almost anything. Lindbergh was influenced by this sense of optimism and done to the road of his success.
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ReplyDeleteTo add on to the blog post above, the reason Charles Lindbergh flew his nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean was not just because he felt like it - he was competing for the Orteig Prize. This prize awarded $25,000 for the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. (In today's money, this would be approximately a $350,000 prize.) While competing to win the Orteig Prize, six men died and three were injured.
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