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OverviewAmelia Earhart captured the hearts of the nation after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1928-and her disappearance on an around-the-world flight in 1937 is an enduring mystery. The image we have of Amelia Earhart today-a tousle-haired, androgynous flier clad in shirt, silk scarf, leather jacket, and goggles-is only one of her many personas, most of which have been lost to us over time. Through years of research and interviews with many of the surviving people who knew Amelia, Susan Butler has recreated a remarkably vivid and multifaceted portrait of this enigmatic figure. Listeners will experience Amelia in all her permutations: not just as a pilot but also as an educator, a social worker, a lecturer, a businesswoman, and a tireless promoter of women's rights. We experience a remarkably energetic and enterprising woman who battled incredible odds to achieve her fame, succeeded beyond her wildest dreams, and yet never lost sight of her beginnings, ensuring that her success would secure a path for women after her. This richly textured biography is the perfect complement to the 2009 film Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan Butler , Anna FieldsPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks Dimensions: Width: 18.60cm , Height: 5.00cm , Length: 16.50cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9781441706874ISBN 10: 1441706879 Publication Date: 01 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsCertainly the single best book that we now have on Earhart's life...Earhart comes into sharper, more realistic focus through Butler's lens. -- Washington Post Book World Washington Post Book World Author InformationSusan Butler, whose mother was a member of Amelia Earhart's flying organization, the Ninety-Nines, is a journalist with an MA degree from Columbia University whose work has appeared in the New York Times and Barron's, among other publications. She spent ten years writing East to the Dawn, which was her first book. She lives in Lake Wales, Florida. Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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