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Daring women of history : Amelia Earhart / Mike Roussel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roussel, Mike, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
- Earhart, Amelia.
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937--Correspondence.
- Women in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (123 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stroud, [England] : The History Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Revealing the naturally courageous nature of 'Lady Lindy', that made her one of the most daring of twentieth-century women.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Tomboy Years
- 'Being a Mechanical Person'
- Learning to Fly and Early Successes
- 2 The Challenge of Flying the Atlantic
- Flying the Atlantic for the First Time
- 3 Racing and Autogiro Escapades
- Flying the Atlantic Solo
- 4 More Record-Breaking Flights
- 5 Around-the-World Attempt One
- Oakland to Honolulu
- 6 Around-the-World Attempt Two
- Oakland to Natal
- Central Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Asia Leg
- Final Leg Before Disappearing
- 7 The Search
- Theories and Investigation into the Mystery
- Amelia Earhart's Legacy
- World Flights
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 18, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-7509-8331-0
- OCLC:
- 985844646
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