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

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1944

Collection Title

Location

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