An 'engrossing' account of the Hindenburg
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Catherine Grace Katz explores the political impact of the famed zeppelin’s demise.
by Catherine Grace Katz.
The Hindenburg airship was a source of fascination before its final moments — crashing to the ground in 1937 — became its lasting legacy.
Katz delves into the zeppelin’s history, political salience, and central role at the time; in a starred review, Kirkus dubbed it an “ engrossing narrative of an iconic disaster in the sky .” Buy Shadow Before the Flame from your local bookstore .