East To The Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart

Butler, Susan

ISBN 10 : 030681837X ISBN 13 : 9780306818370

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2009

Synopsis

East to the Dawn The single best book that we now have on Earharts life (Washington Post Book World)and the inspiration for the forthcoming major motion picture Amelia Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) captured the hearts of America after becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928. Nine years later, her disappearance on an around-the-world flight brought her extraordinary life to an abrupt and mysterious end.

Based on a decade of archival research through Earhart's letters, journals, and diaries, and drawing on interviews with the aviator's friends and relatives, East to the Dawn provides the most authoritative and richly textured account of both Earhart's record-setting aviation career and her personal life: her early years with her grandparents, her experiences as a nurse and social worker, her famous marriage to publisher George Putnam, and her secret affair with Gene Vidal, head of the Bureau of Air Commerce. As the Los Angeles Times raved, East to the Dawn is a "fully realized portrait of a truly remarkable woman."

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Amelia 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.

Based on ten years of research, East to the Dawn provides a richly textured portrait of Earhart in all her complexity. It’s the perfect complement to the October 2009 movie Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 030681837X
• ISBN 13: 9780306818370
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 519