Author: Candace Fleming
Publication Date: February 2011
ISBN 13: 978-0375841989
A new look at the life and disappearance of the preeminent female flier, Amelia Earhart. With chapters that alternate between her life and childhood, and gripping chapters that tell of her loss at sea, Fleming succeeds in creating a page-turning book that is at once compelling and informational. The multitude of photographs, original notes from journal pages, and sidebar information explaining instruments, inventions, and Amelia's relationships, makes this book even more interesting and easy to digest.
The life of Amelia Earhart has become so shrouded in myth and legend that Fleming's realistic look at her faults and downfall really bring home the loss that was her disappearance by humanizing her in a way I've never experienced (this is admittedly the first A.E. biography I've read). A must-read book for everyone!
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