East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia EarhartAmelia 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. |
Contents
The End of Childhood | |
Teenage Years | |
A Life of Purpose and Action | |
California | |
Courtship and Marriage | |
The Lindbergh Trail | |
Having Her Cake | |
Role Model | |
PART THREE | |
New Records | |
New Frontiers | |
The Plan | |
Breaking Through | |
PART | |
Dreams of Glory | |
Vortex | |
Trepassey | |
Golden Girl | |
Dreams Come True | |
The Beginning | |
Lost | |
Notes | |
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