"The Steep Ascent," by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1944

Summary

In a Stagecoach travel trailer given to her and her husband, Charles Lindbergh, by Henry Ford, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote the novel, The Steep Ascent. The novel follows the journey of Eve, a wife and mother, on a perilous airplane trip with her husband over the Alps.

In a Stagecoach travel trailer given to her and her husband, Charles Lindbergh, by Henry Ford, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote the novel, The Steep Ascent. The novel follows the journey of Eve, a wife and mother, on a perilous airplane trip with her husband over the Alps.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1944

Keywords

Books 

Aviation 

Collection Title

Book Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2010.0.12.21

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 6.875 in

Length: 0.75 in

Inscriptions

On cover: The / Steep / Ascent / ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH

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