The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
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TORTH to the Orient" book that was
page one news on the day it was pub
ushed simply because its author happens to be
Anne Morrow Lndbergh, is distinctly volume
that can stand on its own feet in any company
For the wife of the worlds most famous
flier has written gem IN traVeI nterature
There is everything one can wish for in North
tn the Orient" (Harcourt Brace; S2.50)-candor,
humor. sincerity, simplicity and, above all, ad-
venture
Mrs Lindbergh writes very we'll indeed. She
makes no attempt to pose or over-write. What
she does is simply tell what happened, what she
saw and how it struck her. And above all
shines the fact that Anne Lindbergh has
feeling for words that makes great writer's.
She brings to life the little episodes OF the
historic Lindbergh flight across Canada, into
Alaska. and down to Japan and China; she
pictures the life of those far-away civilizations
so perfectly that it is as if she had produced
Photographic yolurne.
TIP into Canada flew the Lindoerghs TO meet
u there the cautious advice OF alrmen
familiar with the Far North.
Now this Jump here, sir--I wouldn't take
my wife over that
..You must remember" answered the intrepid
Col Ijndbergh that she is the crew..
And there. almost in the proverbial nutshell,
vo,, have the story of the flying Lindberghs,
really gallant pair; a couple with humor and
courage and the comradeship OF true married
life.
And Col. Lindbergh, his wife deity discloSes
in this charming volume, has keenly de-
welcomed sense of humor. She tells Of several
incidents but one of the funniest concerns the
time the japanese naval officer, inviting them
over to his shop for coffee, said:
"You. ah-ah-ah-have cohee"
The colonel misunderstood and graVely hand-
ed the officer a sOggy cookie
+O hp NIL TO
his wife. And I thought it might suggest
breakfast
MOT humorous, but tensely exciting are the
~ descriptions of the hops over the desolate
Far Northern stretches, the territory which
proved SO tragic for Will Rogers and Wiley Post.
Mrs. Lindberghs powers as an author come
to a head in her description OF the flight toward
Nome, the gasoline supply dwindling, fog ahead
night coming on. The reader actually gets the
sensation of sitting in the cockpit at the radio
set as Radio Operator Anne Lindbergh tries
endlessly to contact some station any station.
"What time does it get dark at Nome?"
Repeatedly over the air waves goes that al
most plaintve appeal.
"KHCAI WXY NRUL WXY
What time does it get dark at Nome?"
And then the answer: Men are gong TO
put flares on Nome River.
Almost at that moment comes the cry from
the commander-in- chief
Hurry up! Going to land!"
Perhaps that tells you just what kind of
book is this story of Anne Lindberghs 1t is
an honest straight forward account of a grand
adventure Col Lindbergh himself designed the
maps which trace the whole course of that
epic flight to the Orient and in addition smaller
detailed maps of particular sections The maps
are invaluable in understanding the scenes and
the episodes.
It's an A-No. book the best travel
book in moons.
You'll never regret a moment on it. In fact
you'll cheer.
Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1888 Madison-av, New
York City.