| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vi, 242 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-235) and index. |
| Summary |
Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts, airline records, and other original research, this book reveals a flawed heroine who was frequently reckless and lacked basic navigation skills, but who was also a canny manipulator of mass media. Winters details how Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, worked to establish her as an international icon, even as other spectacular pilots went unnoticed. Sympathetic yet unsentimental, this biography helps us to see Amelia Earhart with fresh eyes. |
| Subject |
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
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Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780230616691 hardback |
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0230616690 hardback |
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