Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
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Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
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Abstract: Aviator and Phillips Petroleum pilot Art Goebel of Oklahoma, "The Conqueror of the Pacific," met his counterpart, Charles A. Lindbergh, popular idol and "The Conqueror of the Atlantic," in Tulsa in September 1927. Their meeting and their behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.