1998 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Biography Winner

Lindbergh
A. Scott Berg
Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his ba…
1998 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Biography Shortlist

A Traitor’s Kiss: The Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751-1816
Fintan O’Toole

Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull
Barbara Goldsmith

The Unknown Matisse: Volume 1. The Early Years, 1869-1908
Hilary Spurling
