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 the 1931 flight by her and her husband, Charles Lindbergh, from the United States to Japan and China ,by 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. By the following evening, she learned that it had been accepted for publication. The book was praised by critics and became a bestseller.
The first edition of 25,000 copies sold out within days, and the book was on 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.