The single best book that we now have on Earhart’s life” (Washington Post Book World)and the inspiration for the forthcoming major motion picture Amelia
Library Journal
This biography of Amelia Earhart, one of several available, is a mixed bag. Butler, who has written for Barron's and the New York Times, is not overawed by her subject; her text is readable, well documented, and insightful. She devotes far more attention, however, to Earhart's genealogy than to the central event of her life: her attempted round-the-world flight and mysterious disappearance. The controversy over Earhart's flying skills is touched upon, but Butler's defense could have been more forceful and detailed, as could her handling of the various crash theories and Earhart's legacy for women in aviation. A minor quibble: Butler writes, No other adventurer...had pulled off such a clever feat...no other adventurer could write about her travel exploits; she then describes later how the reporter/ adventurer Nelly Bly had done exactly that in the previous century, a surprising oversight. Recommended for general collections, but don't look for major revelations. (Illustrations not seen.)Barbara Ann Hutcheson, Greater Victoria P.L., B.C.
Categories:
- Engineering & Transportation
- Transportation
- History
- Aviation
- History
- Transportation
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Author : Butler, Susan
Language : English
Edition : Media tie-in
Published :2009-08-11
Number Of Pages : 520
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 030681837X
ISBN-13 : 9780306818370
Item weight : 1.2 lb
Dimensions : 1.7 in x 6 in x 9 in
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