Amelia Earhart

The Sky's No Limit

By: Lori Van Pelt

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Paperback | 1 September 2009

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Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) earned her pilot's wings in her early twenties and became the best-known female aviator of her time--probably of all time. During her two-decade career as a pilot, she set altitude records, speed records, and transcontinental flight records. She was the first person to solo the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to California, and to fly an autogiro (the predecessor to today's helicopter) across the country. Earhart championed the efforts of women in aviation, inspiring women throughout the world to explore careers traditionally held by men.
In 1937, Earhart attempted to fly around the world at the Equator. Just days before her fortieth birthday, she vanished in the Pacific, together with navigator Fred Noonan, while en route to tiny Howland Island.
The circumstances of Earhart's disappearance have yet to be unraveled but searches by independent individuals and groups continue, and the new technologies being employed may eventually solve the mystery.
A major new film, starring Hillary Swank as the famous aviator, and featuring Ewan McGregor and Richard Gere, is expected to be released in October 2009.

Industry Reviews

"Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit should be on everybody's reading list, for it reminds us of just how brave America's 'Lady Lindy' was, how much she accomplished and how great were the risks she knowingly took. Lori Van Pelt, succeeds in capturing Amelia's personality as well as those of the many celebrities who surrounded her. This exceedingly well-written tribute to Amelia Earhart portrays her as a true American Hero, one whose memory needs to be rekindled in these trying times." --Col. Walter Boyne (USAF, ret.), former director of the National Air and Space Museum, New York Times bestselling author

Should be on everybody's reading list for it reminds us just how brave America's 'Lady Lindy' was." --Col. Walter J. Boyne (USAF, ret.), former director of the National Air and Space Museum

"Van Pelt's biography reignited my admiration for a fearless pioneer who not only broke barriers and pushed back frontiers but also helped spearhead commercial aviation and the advancement of women." --The Guardian (UK)

"Until now, none of the many books written about Amelia captures the breadth of her life. V an Pelt reminds us why Amelia remains one of America's most vibrant revolutionaries, a leader in the cause for equality and someone for whom even the sky was no boundary." --Roundup Magazine

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