North to the Orient
| Author | Anne Morrow Lindbergh |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Co. |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Pages | 255 |
North to the Orient is a 1935 book by the American writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It is the account of Lindbergh's and her husband Charles Lindbergh's 1931 flight from the United States to Japan and China through the northern route over Canada, Alaska and Siberia. It also documented their volunteering flights as relief efforts for the infamous Central China flood of 1931.
Lindbergh submitted the manuscript to Harcourt Brace in April 1935 and got the answer the following evening that it had been accepted for publication. The book was praised by critics and became a best-seller. The first edition of 25,000 copies sold out within days, and the book was into its third printing by the end of the first week.[1] It received the inaugural National Book Award for Nonfiction.[2]
References
- ↑ Hertog, Susan (2010). Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life. New York City: Anchor Books. pp. 273–274. ISBN 0-385-46973-X.
- ↑ "Lewis is Scornful of Radio Culture: Nothing Ever Will Replace the Old-Fashioned Book, He Tells Booksellers". The New York Times. 1936-05-12. p. 25.