Transatlantic Triumph: The Lindbergh Boom and the Birth of Modern Aviation
(Note: This is an excerpt from my upcoming book on the History of Financial Booms and Busts)
In 1927, a singular event captivated the globe and supercharged the nascent world of aviation. Looking to collect the private Orteig Prize for the first successful, nonstop crossing from New York to Paris, a daring young aviator named Charles A. Lindbergh embarke…
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