CATHERINE GRACE KATZ
The Hindenburg, the Nazis, and the Eve of World War II
Tuesday, January 12, 2027 11 AM
Dixon Education Building
Book signing to follow
On the evening of May 6, 1937, the German Zeppelin Hindenburg arrived before cheering crowds in Lakehurst, New Jersey — and within 34 seconds, the greatest aircraft ever to take flight was gone. Historian Catherine Grace Katz brings this iconic disaster back to life in her new book shadow Before the Flame, through the story of those on board: an adventurous heiress, a Vaudeville star, a Chicago industrialist of German-Jewish heritage, a seasoned Zeppelin captain, and a cabin boy on his first voyage to America. The Hindenburg was not merely an accident, but a harbinger of the global conflict to come.
Tuesday, January 12, 2027 11 AM
Dixon Education Building
Book signing to follow
On the evening of May 6, 1937, the German Zeppelin Hindenburg arrived before cheering crowds in Lakehurst, New Jersey — and within 34 seconds, the greatest aircraft ever to take flight was gone. Historian Catherine Grace Katz brings this iconic disaster back to life in her new book shadow Before the Flame, through the story of those on board: an adventurous heiress, a Vaudeville star, a Chicago industrialist of German-Jewish heritage, a seasoned Zeppelin captain, and a cabin boy on his first voyage to America. The Hindenburg was not merely an accident, but a harbinger of the global conflict to come.