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Tag Archives: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Books: North to the Orient, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is North to the Orient, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow married in 1929. He was already one of the most famous (and recognizable) men in the … Continue reading
The Books: War Within & Without: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1939-1944
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is War Within & Without: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1939-1944 Anne Lindbergh’s journals of these terrible years read, at times, like one long apologia for her husband’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Charles Lindbergh, France, Germany, Memoirs, war, WWII
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The Books: The Flower And The Nettle: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1936-1939
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is Flower And The Nettle:: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1936-1939 Even just looking at the dates of these journals gives me a shiver of dread. The cataclysm … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, Germany, Gertrude Stein, Memoirs, war
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The Books: Locked Rooms and Open Doors: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1933-1935
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is Locked Rooms Open Doors:: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1933-1935 An exhausting read, the third volume of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s diaries and letters, cover an insanely busy … Continue reading
The Books: Hour Of Gold, Hour Of Lead: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1929-1932
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is Hour Of Gold, Hour Of Lead: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1929-1932 This volume, which covers the early years of the Lindbergh marriage, up until the horrific … Continue reading
The Books: Bring Me a Unicorn: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1922-1928
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is Bring Me a Unicorn: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1922-1928 I went through a pretty intense Anne Morrow Lindbergh phase, but unlike a lot of people, it … Continue reading
2010 Books Read
Round-up of the books I read this year, in the order in which I read them. I am nearly finished with one last book (a collection of stories by Miranda July, given to me by my sister Siobhan for my … Continue reading
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Speaking of fascists… No, no, come on now. Her journals have gotten me through some rough spots. And this. Not sure what it is … but I just fall into photographs like this one.
Saint-Ex: “Voici mon secret.”
Today is the birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Saint-Ex had a brief intersection with the Lindberghs. Anne Lindbergh wrote the whole thing up feverishly in her journal. She spent 24 hours with the man, and she fell in love with … Continue reading
Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
I saw a beautiful production last night of Flight, a new play by Garth Wingfield. It’s in previews now, but it’s opening next week at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, on Christopher Street. New Yorkers: I highly recommend that you check … Continue reading