Lindbergh drew additional criticism when he joined America First, an isolationist organization that opposed America's voluntary entry into World War II. In a speech in New York, on April 23, 1941, Lindbergh told his audience: e in this country have a right to think the welfare of America first, just as the people in England thought first of their own country when they encouraged the smaller nations of Europe to fight against hopeless odds." When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Lindbergh tried to reenlist in the military but was turned down because of his isolationist activity. In 1953, Lindbergh published his autobiography The Spirit of Saint Louis, which won a Pulitzer Prize. Withdrawing from the public eye, Lindbergh traveled widely, working as a consultant for various governmental and private orga nizations. During the 1960s he returned to public attention by speaking in favor of the conservation movement. Lindbergh died of cancer at the age of 72 at his home on the Hawaiian island of Maui.