Alex Moeller
Mrs. Waring
CP Composition & literary analyses
18 December 2013
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh had an impact to the 1930’s. Here’s a couple facts you didn’t know about him.
It was about 8 A.M. on March 21st, 1993 in New York. A mechanic spinned the propellers on the front of the “Spirit Of St. Louis” then the roar of the plane started with over 400 gallons of gas in the engine. If this trip was completed then Lindbergh would win $25,000. “The engine is turning a bit slow,” a mechanic said. “It’s the wetness in the air”. (Collins 54) It was raining late in the night and that caused the wet mud. “The Spirit Of St. Louis moved forward forward like a heavy truck. The wheels cut into the mud. Still, the airplane gained speed. Finally Charles pulled the throttle back. The wheels left the ground.” (Collins 56) Charles took off on the smooth dirt runway in New York from the rain earlier and started lifting off into the air and close to hitting the telephone poles at the end of the runway. At 9:52 A.M. he was 500 feet in the air and of course had a lot of turbulence and he still had a long time until paris over 3,000 miles to go. Then at 11:52 A.M the wind picks up and goes up to 9 mph and lowers to about 20 feet from the water because he was feeling tired. “Suddenly a thick storm cloud closed around the plane. Charles pulled his safety belt tighter. The air within the storm cloud shook the plane.”(Collins 57) Another hour has passed and wind has picked up and he is starting to end up in a storm. “Charles circled the airport. Slowly he dropped lower. At 10:24 P.M., the Spirit Of St. Louis landed. The 3,600-mile flight had taken 33 1/2 hours”(Collins 62) At 10:24 PM the next day he touches down in Bourget Aerodrom, Pari...
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...e as the identity and was recognized by Charles Lindbergh. The 8th note came and said to advertise the kidnapping had been planned for a year. The 9th note came and demanded $100,000 now and refusing the code in the newspaper they were using. The tenth note said have the money ready for the following night. The 11th note led them to the 12th which is the address to meet John and reduces the price to $50,000. Condon handed over the money then got the 13th note and got directions to the baby. He did not find the baby on a boat where he was supposed to but on March 12th 1932 the baby was found sadly dead partly buried and Bruno Hauptmann was found and lost the trail which led to execution.
There were many things people didn’t know about Charles Lindbergh and he was a big influence in the 1930’s and gained popularity with his son being kidnapped and his famous flight.
From the first search of the nursery “a ransom note demanding $50,000 was found on the nursery window sill” (“Lindbergh Kidnapping”). This ransom letter was found to have handwriting similar to that of a German. After the case went cold for three days a second ransom note showed up, this time the price was raised to $70000 (“Lindbergh baby kidnapped”). The Lindbergh’s decided that after the second ransom note, saying that their kid was still alive, they decided it was time to pay the ransom money to save their child. They were able to negotiate with a man named John to pay the first ransom of $50,000. This transaction went down in a cemetery close to the Lindbergh house, and gave the mysterious man the nickname ‘Cemetery John’. This ransom money would later be used to find Bruno Hauptmann, the real
Charles Lindbergh played a significant role during the World War II era by acting as an example of a neutral countries changing mindsets. America of the 1930 's had believed in isolationism and neutrality. Dealing with the depression on the home front was more important to the people than some foreign threat affecting Europe. For many Americans, the imminent war and atrocities that would soon affect European countries seemed inconceivable. But the events of the war would soon push and pull them further away from their isolationist views and start a change within the country.
In the novel Flight by Sherman Alexie, Zits, a teenage boy, goes through many cycles of betrayal, abuse, and abandonment. This causes him to lose trust in others, and resort to violence and crime to deal with the battles in his life. He moves from foster home to foster home, running away from each one, he ends up in jail multiple times and allows himself to get manipulated by the people he trusts. After committing a mass murder which ultimately ends in his death, he shifts through multiple bodies leading to a deeper understanding of himself. The scene in which Zooey, Zits’ aunt, and her boyfriend abuse him every night develops the theme that trust can be lost and is hard to regain by showing Zits’ loss of trust in others after his aunt
The risked their lives and careers and left their families for the chance of fame, success, and furthering their country. Of course, the technology differed extensively by the time periods, which had a major effect of the successfulness of each mission. But by being strategically placed in their respective time periods, both of their accomplishments inspired the public by showing that there’s always a goal to reach and revealing the possibilities of anything. Columbus’ journey empowered Spain into becoming a huge naval force and eventually assisted the colonization of the Americas, which led them to where they are today. Lindbergh advertized and developed new forms of air travel and airmail across vast distances and over large expanses of water.
The preflight arrangements for Charles A. Lindbergh’s flight began in early 1927. Charles A. Lindbergh presented his proposal to Knight, Bixby, and other St. Louis businesspersons whom were impressed with Lindbergh’s confidence and agreed to sponsor his flight. Lindbergh had setup a $15,000 budget and $2,000 of which was Lindberghs. A name, the Spirit of St. Louis, was established. Lindbergh was to choose the plane and decide on all other aspects of the proposed flight. According to Lindbergh, a single-engine plane, rather than a multiengine plane increased the chance of success. His theory was the less weight, the more fuel, the greater range. The experts would say that a solo flight across the Atlantic was simply suicide. The burden on the pilot was considered too great—he would have to stay awake for over thirty hours, enduring constant stresses. Immediately, Lindbergh began searching for the right plane at the right price. He contacted a number of aircraft companies. Some did not respond and some turned him down. Things were not looking good for Lindbergh. In early February 1927, the Ryan Airlines Corporation of San Diego, California, had responded within twenty-four hours of receiving Lindbergh’s telegram regarding a plane for his proposed transatlantic flight. Yes, they could produce a plane that could fly nonstop from New York to Paris. It would cost $6,000 not including the engine, and would take three months to build. The Ryan workers worked on the Spirit of St. Louis morning, noon, and night, seven days a week. Voluntary overtime became a normal operating procedure, and work on most other planes had nearly stopped. After meeting with the company’s president, they decided to modify an existing Ryan model by outfitting the plane with extra fuel tanks and increasing the wing area, thus would give the plane a maximum range of 4,000 miles, more than enough to reach Paris. In the picture to the right, it shows how the main fuel tank in the fro...
The Age of Heroes during the 1920s was a period in United States history where athletes and other record-breakers became national icons. Largely able to happen because of the increase in newspaper readership and radio coverage of sports events, athletes such as Babe Ruth and Gertrude Ederle gained national recognition for their skills in their chosen game. Although, heros during this age were not always athletes. Charles Lindbergh instantly became a nationally recognized figure in May of 1927 when he flew solo from Long Island, New York to Paris France in thirty-three hours. The expansion of the media’s coverage, enabled American citizens across the country to be apart of sports and record-breaking events during the Age of
Charles A. Lindbergh was one of the greatest men in aviation history. Lindbergh was always an very out going person. He believed that he was always doing what was best for aviation no matter who he insulted or who he went against. He was a brave man that would often push the limits of his body, technology, and his planes. His goal was to advance aviation. This man did what ever it took because he believed in something greater than himself.
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The kidnapping shocked the nation. Charles Lindbergh was a famous pilot who just recently completed a non-stop flight across the Atlantic. Looking for peace and quiet from the media, he and his wife, Anne, settled in Hopewell, New Jersey. Everything was going well until March 1, 1932 when their baby was kidnapped from the nursery. The Kidnapper left
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Wilbur and Orville Wright spent their lives building and working with mechanical devices. They began with little toys as children and then grew up and began working with bicycles. These works lead them towards their work with airplanes. The Wright Brothers tried for many years to build a successful flying machine and succeeded. The Wright Brothers laid the foundation for aviation when they made history by being the first to create a successful flying machine.
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Thesis- The Wright Brothers took a stand in history by not only creating the first airplane but by developing aviation technology that influenced the modern world air travel
On the evening of March 1st, 1932, famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh put their 20 month old baby, Charles “Charlie” Augustus Lindbergh Jr to bed on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey. When the child’s nurse, Betty Gow, went to check on Charlie, he was gone. Gow then reported the child’s absence to his parents. The police were contacted immediately and the search for the baby began. While trying to get in touch with the suspect who was leaving handwritten notes, the Lindbergh’s were very close to receiving their precious child. On May 12th, 1932, 72 days after the kidnapping, a decomposed body of a baby was found in the woods near the Lindbergh house. The child was dead and was predicted to have died on the night of the kidnapping as a result of a fractured skull. Charles Lindbergh was able to identify the baby as his own. Now the kidnapping had also become an immoral murder. Bruno Hauptmann is proven guilty through physical evidence, some which is found at the crime scene, his own physical features, and his handwriting. Additionally, his residency and money, specifically gold certificates assist in determining his innocence. Lastly, the testimonies at Hauptmann’s trial lead to one clear statement at last. Through an examination of physical evidence and case details, it can be concluded that Bruno Richard Hauptmann was responsible for the kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh.