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Amelia Earhart: The Sound of Wings
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Amelia Earhart: The Sound of Wings
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mary S. Lovell
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:512 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Biographies: Historical, Political and Military |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780349121765
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Classifications | Dewey:629.13092 |
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Illustrations |
Section: 16, b/w photos
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Abacus
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Publication Date |
6 August 2009 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 and excesses of a media-dominated age.
Author Biography
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.
Reviews** '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
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