The​ ​Soaring​ ​20s

Morgan​ ​Kaniszewski
Mrs.​ ​Baker
Literature​ ​2nd​ ​Hour
17​ ​Feb.​ ​2017
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Morgan​ ​Kaniszewski
Mrs.​ ​Baker
Literature​ ​Analysis
17​ ​Feb.​ ​2017
The​ ​Soaring​ ​20s

The​ ​20​ ​year​ ​period​ ​between​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​World​ ​War​ ​I​ ​and​ ​the​ ​beginning​ ​of​ ​World​ ​War​ ​II​ ​has

been​ ​called​ ​the​ ​“Golden​ ​Age​ ​of​ ​Aviation.”​ ​During​ ​this​ ​time​ ​period,​ ​airplanes​ ​changed​ ​from​ ​being

slow​ ​and​ ​wooden​ ​framed​ ​to​ ​sleek​ ​and​ ​metal​ ​that​ ​could​ ​and​ ​would​ ​change​ ​the​ ​world​ ​of

transportation​ ​and​ ​aircraft​ ​fighting​ ​forever.​ ​Especially​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1920s,​ ​aviation​ ​boomed​ ​and​ ​many

people​ ​got​ ​distracted​ ​from​ ​their​ ​everyday​ ​lives​ ​to​ ​witness​ ​history.​ ​Charles​ ​A​ ​Lindbergh​ ​was​ ​one​ ​of

those​ ​people​ ​who​ ​gained​ ​the​ ​attention​ ​of​ ​many​ ​Americans.​ ​During​ ​the​ ​1920s​ ​Charles​ ​Lindbergh

kept​ ​the​ ​American​ ​people​ ​on​ ​the​ ​edge​ ​of​ ​their​ ​seats​ ​by​ ​conquering​ ​many​ ​aviation​ ​missions​ ​that

people​ ​thought​ ​to​ ​be​ ​impossible.

Born​ ​on​ ​February​ ​4,​ ​1902,​ ​in​ ​Detroit​ ​Michigan,​ ​Charles​ ​A.​ ​Lindbergh​ ​was​ ​the​ ​only​ ​child​ ​of

Charles​ ​Augustus​ ​Lindbergh​ ​and​ ​Evangeline​ ​Lodge​ ​Land​ ​Lindbergh.​ ​Growing​ ​up,​ ​Charles​ ​never

found​ ​himself​ ​as​ ​a​ ​great​ ​student​ ​and​ ​often​ ​found​ ​himself​ ​very​ ​bored​ ​during​ ​classes.​ ​He​ ​found

himself​ ​more​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​cars,​ ​and​ ​machines​ ​that​ ​could​ ​have​ ​a​ ​large​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​everyday​ ​life.​ ​He

left​ ​his​ ​studying​ ​in​ ​ ​Wisconsin​ ​to​ ​study​ ​airplane​ ​flying​ ​in​ ​Lincoln,​ ​Nebraska,​ ​from​ ​1920​ ​to​ ​1922.

After​ ​many​ ​exhibition​ ​flights,​ ​he​ ​soon​ ​became​ ​a​ ​household​ ​name​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​nation​ ​for​ ​being

the​ ​first​ ​person​ ​to​ ​fly​ ​solo​ ​and​ ​nonstop​ ​across​ ​the​ ​Atlantic​ ​Ocean,​ ​flying​ ​from​ ​New​ ​York​ ​to​ ​Paris

on​ ​May​ ​20​ ​to​ ​May​ ​21,​ ​1927​ ​in​ ​his​ ​single-engine​ ​airplane,​ ​The​ ​Spirit​ ​of​ ​St.​ ​Louis.​ ​He​ ​was​ ​a​ ​very

dedicated​ ​young​ ​man,​ ​with​ ​high​ ​goals​ ​that​ ​no​ ​one​ ​could​ ​take​ ​away​ ​from​ ​him.

When​ ​many​ ​think​ ​of​ ​the​ ​1920s,​ ​they​ ​imagine​ ​flapper​ ​dancers​ ​and​ ​the​ ​birth​ ​of​ ​mass​ ​cultures,

but​ ​there​ ​is​ ​more​ ​to​ ​the​ ​roaring​ ​years​ ​then​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​eye.​ ​The​ ​so​ ​called​ ​“Roaring​ ​Twenties”​ ​were​ ​a
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time​ ​of​ ​prosperity​ ​and​ ​youth​ ​shortly​ ​after​ ​World​ ​War​ ​I.​ ​Aviation​ ​during​ ​this​ ​time​ ​had​ ​a​ ​strong

impact​ ​on​ ​not​ ​just​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States,​ ​but​ ​other​ ​countries​ ​as​ ​well​ ​that​ ​were​ ​competing​ ​to​ ​be​ ​many​ ​of

the​ ​“firsts.”​ ​It​ ​is​ ​safe​ ​to​ ​say,​ ​that​ ​Charles​ ​Lindbergh,​ ​along​ ​with​ ​many​ ​other​ ​famous​ ​aviators,

brought​ ​people​ ​together​ ​the​ ​1920’s​ ​and​ ​had​ ​a​ ​great​ ​influence​ ​on​ ​how​ ​wars​ ​would​ ​be​ ​fought​ ​in​ ​the

future.​ ​A​ ​video​ ​documentary​ ​claims,​ ​“In​ ​the​ ​late​ ​1920s​ ​and​ ​early​ ​1930s,​ ​Lindbergh​ ​used​ ​his​ ​fame

to​ ​promote​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​both​ ​commercial​ ​aviation​ ​and​ ​mail​ ​services​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States”

(Cavendish).

The​ ​1920s​ ​were​ ​a​ ​time​ ​of​ ​testing​ ​the​ ​limits.​ ​The​ ​era​ ​encouraged​ ​people​ ​to​ ​push​ ​their​ ​limits

and​ ​that's​ ​exactly​ ​what​ ​Charles​ ​Lindbergh​ ​did.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​time,​ ​he​ ​had​ ​so​ ​many​ ​people​ ​relying​ ​on​ ​him

to​ ​fly​ ​faster​ ​and​ ​longer​ ​than​ ​anyone​ ​ever​ ​has​ ​before.​ ​He​ ​also​ ​had​ ​the​ ​government​ ​relying​ ​on​ ​him

and​ ​pushing​ ​him​ ​to​ ​do​ ​his​ ​best.​ ​He​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​show​ ​people​ ​that​ ​anything​ ​was​ ​possible​ ​and​ ​he

proved​ ​many​ ​people​ ​wrong​ ​who​ ​doubted​ ​him.​ ​Although​ ​he​ ​seemed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​tough,​ ​cold​ ​hearted

man,​ ​he​ ​was​ ​very​ ​kind​ ​in​ ​a​ ​shy​ ​way.​ ​Reporters​ ​at​ ​the​ ​time​ ​would​ ​say,​ ​“He​ ​could​ ​be​ ​touching​ ​and

tender​ ​in​ ​a​ ​masculine​ ​way”(Cavendish).​ ​Charles​ ​Lindbergh​ ​was​ ​a​ ​family​ ​man​ ​at​ ​heart.​ ​He​ ​loved

spending​ ​time​ ​with​ ​friends​ ​and​ ​family​ ​when​ ​he​ ​was​ ​not​ ​conquering​ ​so​ ​called​ ​“impossible”​ ​air

tasks.

Aviation​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1920s​ ​had​ ​a​ ​huge​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​how​ ​people​ ​spent​ ​their​ ​everyday​ ​lives​ ​and​ ​how

people​ ​and​ ​goods​ ​were​ ​transported.​ ​Charles​ ​A.​ ​lindbergh,​ ​who​ ​died​ ​on​ ​August​ ​24,​ ​1947,​ ​will​ ​be

known​ ​forever​ ​for​ ​his​ ​flight​ ​missions​ ​and​ ​how​ ​he​ ​brought​ ​many​ ​people​ ​together​ ​during​ ​a​ ​time​ ​that

seemed​ ​very​ ​independent.​ ​Charles​ ​A.​ ​Lindbergh​ ​had​ ​a​ ​great​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​the​ ​1920s​ ​and​ ​aviation,​ ​but

also​ ​the​ ​1920s​ ​had​ ​an​ ​even​ ​greater​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​him​ ​and​ ​pushed​ ​him​ ​to​ ​do​ ​his​ ​best.
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Works​ ​Cited

Cavendish,​ ​Richard,​ ​“Birth​ ​of​ ​Charles​ ​Lindbergh​ ​February​ ​4th,​ ​1902.​ ​(Months​ ​Past).”​ ​History

today​,​ ​vol.​ ​52,​ ​no.​ ​2,​ ​2002,​ ​p.54​ ​Academic​ ​OneFile​.

“Charles​ ​Lindbergh​ ​Biography.”​ ​Bio.,​ ​A&E​ ​Television​ ​Networks,​ ​8​ ​Jul.​ ​2014,

www.biography.com​ ​/people​ ​/charles-lindbergh-9382609.

Questar​ ​Video.​ ​“The​ ​Lindbergh​ ​Story​ ​-​ ​Full​ ​Vintage​ ​Documentary​ ​-​ ​3688.”​ ​Youtube,​ ​5​ ​Dec.​ ​2013,

www.​ ​youtube.com/watch?v=2xw_rwytfgk&t=11765.

Shapiro,​ ​Stanley.​ ​“The​ ​celebrity​ ​of​ ​Charles​ ​Lindbergh.”​Air​ ​Power​ ​History​ ​vol.​ ​56,​ ​no.1,​ ​2009,

p.20+​ ​Academic​ ​OneFile​,

go.galegroup.com/ps/:do?p=AONE&SW=w&uium_accesmich&y=2.1id=GALE%7CAI95

917878&it=r&asid=52b25e05a8c9001d233a0be44a2f16f.​ ​Accessed​ ​on​ ​1​ ​Feb.​ ​2017.

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