Crime of the Century: The Tragic Kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
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family imapct

Illiec, home of Anne Morrow and Charles A. Lindbergh. 1938, France. Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University

moving on

"...a spell had been broken, the spell over us that made me dread everything and fell that nothing would go right after this. The spell was broken by this real, tangible, perfect baby, coming into an imperfect world and coming out of the teeth of sorrow-miracle.
​My faith had been reborn."
-Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1932
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Mrs. Morrow, Anne Lindbergh with Jon. November 1932. Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
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Following the birth of the Lindbergh’s second son, in 1932, Charles
​entreated the press:

"Mrs. Lindbergh and I have made our home in New Jersey. It is naturally our wish to continue to live there near our friends and interests. Obviously, however, it is impossible for us to subject the life of our second son to the publicity which we feel was in large measure responsible for the death of our first. We feel that our children have a right to grow up normally with other children. continued publicity will make this impossible. I am appealing to the press to permit our children to lead lives of normal Americans."
The plea had no effect and the Lindbergh's exiled themselves to England, hoping to escape the unrelenting public.
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December 23, 1935. The New York Times
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Charles Lindbergh with Jon, Long Barn, 1936. The Flower and the Nettle: Diaries and Letters 1936-1939
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Lindbergh's arrive in Liverpool, England. December, 1935. Manuscripts and Archives Digital Images Database
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh with sons Land and Jon. 1937, The Flower and The Nettle
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Growing up lindbergh

"I think there was some lingering fear, perhaps from the kidnapping. I was told not to identify myself on the telephone unless I was certain who the caller was. I was told to mumble my surname in introductions."
-Reeve Lindbergh, May 8, 1977
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh with children Jon, Land, and Anne, 1942. Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University
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Reeve Lindbergh and Anne S. Lindbergh, 1948. Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University
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  • Home
    • Thesis
  • Lucky Lindy
    • Early Career
    • Orteig Prize
  • Triumph
    • Flight
    • Aftermath
    • Baby Lindbergh
  • Tragedy
    • Desperate Times
    • Kidnapping >
      • Death
    • Gathering Evidence >
      • Trial
      • Questions Linger
  • Impact
    • Federal Kidnapping Act
    • Family Impact
    • Kidnappings After
  • Legacy
  • Research
    • Interviews
    • Process Paper
    • Annotated Bibliography