Who is Anne Morrow Lindbergh from An American Hero: The True Story of Charles a. Lindbergh and what is their importance?

Anne was the daughter of Dwight Morrow, a U.S. ambassador to Mexico. When Morrow invited Lindbergh to fly to Mexico City as part of an effort to improve U.S.-Mexican relations, Lindbergh had the opportunity to meet and court Anne. Always an analyst, Lindbergh went about his courtship scientifically, and felt Anne possessed a satisfactory blend of personality traits and physical qualities.

Anne suffered through years of intense media attention as the new wife of Lindbergh; the couple had to hatch an elaborate plan to throw the press off their trail for their honeymoon, and even then the press caught up to their honeymoon boat after ten days. Anne would often have to wear face-covering scarves and other disguises while out with Charles to avoid being recognized. Anne took part in her husband's profession, copiloting an ambitious trip around East Asia.

The kidnapping of the couple's first child, Charles Jr., naturally devastated Anne. To escape, Anne and Charles moved to Europe, where Anne raised subsequent children in England and then off the coast of France. Like Charles, Anne was convinced of the good of Nazi Germany, and in 1940 she published a book, The Wave of the Future, in which she called for the world to embrace Nazism. Even after Charles came under fire for his apparent anti-Semitism and pro-Nazi views, Anne stood by her husband and remained loyal.