Explore the inspiring life and mysterious disappearance of an American icon with this thrilling Amelia Earhart biography from the Great Lives series. When Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during her attempt to make the first round-the-world flight via the equator, it sparked one of the century's greatest mysteries. Did she crash? Was she taken prisoner by the Japanese? Was she on a spying mission for the U.S government? Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is the biography of a compelling woman whose achievements spurred the growth of commercial aviation and furthered the cause of women's rights, as well. From the first days of flight to her possible last days alive, Amelia Earhart tames the dangerous skies with a daring all her own.
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Susan Sloate is the author of the novels Stealing Fire, Forward to Camelot: 50th Anniversary Edition (with Kevin Finn), and Realizing You (with Ron Doades). She has also published seventeen young-adult books across many genres.
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The Great Lives Series
Witness history in the making as you turn the pages of time and discover the fascinating lives of famous explorers, leaders of 20th century politics and government, and great Americans.
Amelia Earhart
Challenging the Skies
When Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during her attempt to make the first round-the-world flight via the equator, it sparked one of the century's greatest mysteries. Did she crash? Was she taken prisoner by the Japanese? Was she on a spying mission for the U.S government? Is she alive today?
The First Woman To Fly Across the Atlantic!
Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is the story of a compelling woman whose achievements spurred the growth of commercial aviation and furthered the cause of women's rights, as well. Accompany Amelia into the dangerous skies of the first days of flight and watch as she tames them with a daring all her own!
The Great Lives Series has been developed under the auspices of Dr. Frank Moretti, Ph.D., Associate Headmaster of The Dalton School in New York City; Dr. Paul Mattingly, Ph.D., Professor of History at New York University; and Barbara Smith, M.S., Assistant Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
From the Trade Paperback edition.