Amelia Earhart
The Sound of Wings
$47.36
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2009
Summary
When she disappeared in 1937 over a shark-infested sea, Amelia Earhart had lived up to her wish - internationally famous, a daring and pioneering aviator, and ambassador extraordinary for the United States. Married to a man with a genius for publicity, her life was crowded, demanding and adventurous.
Mary S. Lovell’s superb biography examines a legend to reveal the pressures and influences that drove Amelia, and shows how her life, career and manner of death foreshadowed the tragedies…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349121765 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349121761 |
| Author: | Mary S. Lovell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 416g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
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** ‘Vividly evokes the tragic aspect of Amelia Earhart, as well as the moxie and grit of her personality and the hair-raising atmosphere of pioneering aviation
** ‘The inevitability of a great romantic tragedy … In this book the little things and the great mingle and somehow explain each other. This is what biographies are about - GUARDIAN
** ‘A private glimpse beneath the surface of public lives - THE TIMES** ‘Vividly evokes the tragic aspect of Amelia Earhart, as well as the moxie and grit of her personality and the hair-raising atmosphere of pioneering aviation - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW** ‘The inevitability of a great romantic tragedy … In this book the little things and the great mingle and somehow explain each other. This is what biographies are about - GUARDIAN** ‘A private glimpse beneath the surface of public lives - THE TIMES** ‘Vividly evokes the tragic aspect of Amelia Earhart, as well as the moxie and grit of her personality and the hair-raising atmosphere of pioneering aviation - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAbout The Author
Mary S. Lovell
Mary Lovell lists her chief interests as horses, sailing, aviation and book collecting. She enjoys overseas travel and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of four previous biographies including the international bestseller STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING: The Biography of Beryl Markham.
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