Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies Great Lives Series (Great Lives (Fawcett))
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0449903966 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Frank Moretti, Ph.D., Associate Headmaster of The Dalton School in New York City; Dr. Paul Mattingly, Ph.D., Professor of History at New York University; and Barbara Smith, M.S., Assistant Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. From the Inside Flap The Great Lives SeriesWitness history in the making as you turn the pages of time and discover the fascinating lives of famous explorers, leaders of 20th century politics and government, and great Americans.Amelia EarhartChallenging the SkiesWhen Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during her attempt to make the first round-the-world flight via the equator, it sparked one of the century's greatest mysteries. Did she crash? Was she taken prisoner by the Japanese? Was she on a spying mission for the U.S government? Is she alive today?The Fi
The Great Lives SeriesWitness history in the making as you turn the pages of time and discover the fascinating lives of famous explorers, leaders of 20th century politics and government, and great Americans.Amelia EarhartChallenging the SkiesWhen Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during her attempt to make the first round-the-world flight via the equator, it sparked one of the century's greatest mysteries. Paul Mattingly, Ph.D., Professor of History at New York University; and Barbara Smith, M.S., Assistant Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.. Did she crash? Was she taken prisoner by the Japanese? Was she on a spying mission for the U.S government? Is she alive today?The First Woman To Fly Across the Atlantic!Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is the story of a compelling woman whose achievements spurred the growth of commercial aviation and furthered the cause of women's rights, as well. Accompany Amelia into the dangerous skies of the first days of flight and watch as she tames them with a daring all her own!The Great Lives Series has been developed under the auspices of Dr. Frank Moretti, Ph.D., Associate Headmaster of The Dalton School in New York City; Dr
Leela said An Informative and easy to read book.. Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is a great book. It is an informative, easy to read book that only focuses on the information needed but has enough to keep it interesting. This book is about Amelia's many adventures and accomplishments in flying that she hoped would open up the world of aviation to women. It describes the many records that Amelia broke: she was not only the first woman to do many things in aviation but, in some cases, the first person. It also gives many different possible explanations for the disappearance of Amelia and the reasons and arguments why or why they are not a possibility. This book is