Lindbergh's arrival in Paris became the defining moment of his life, that event on which all his future actions hingedEven if he had thought farther ahead, however, he could never have predicted the unprecedented global response to his arrival.For the first time all of civilization could share as one the sights and sounds of an event — almost instantaneously and simultaneously. And in this unusually good-looking, young aviator — of apparently impeccable character — the new technology found its first superstar.Universally admired, Charles Lindbergh became the most celebrated living person ever to walk the earth.
Charles Lindbergh