Amelia Earhart : The Thrill of It

English

ISBN: 0762437634

EAN: 9780762437634

Category: Nature / Oceans & Seas/Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers/

Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers

Release Date: 09/15/2011

Synopsis: She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly solo across the Pacific. But Amelia Earhart was also a photographer, poet, hospital worker, truck hauler, fashion designer, social worker, and student of chemistry, physics, and medicinebefore she vanished mysteriously in her airplane over the Pacific Ocean in July 1937.Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of Itis the first premium-quality illustrated biography to cover all facets of the icons life, featuring never-before-seen photographs, artifacts, letters, documents, and maps. It will include fascinating newly-revealed details about Amelias life and bring the story of her disappearance up-to-date with the latest information about the search for her remains in the Pacific Ocean. Above all,Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of Itvividly captures the essence of Amelia Earhart and her unorthodox, unflinching zeal for living life.Amelia: The Thrill of Itwill publish to coincide with the major motion film,Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor.

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Amelia Earhart : The Thrill of It

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.55 inches

Width: 9.0 inches

Length: 10.5 inches

Weight: 41.09 oz

Pages: 224