See how Amelia Earhart went from a little Kansas tomboy to a
high-flying feminist icon
Before Amelia Earhart (1897-1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a
little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited
an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot.
She signed up for flying lessons and cropped her hair short so that the
other pilots would take her seriously. She became the first woman to
make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. With each flight she took
and each record she broke, Amelia became more and more of a celebrity.
Her final flight was intended to be a trip around the whole world, but
her plane disappeared after takeoff--and her disappearance is still a
mystery today. Inspirational, highly illustrated, and full of adventure,
Amelia Earhart tells the story of the feminist icon who changed the
world of aviation. It includes a timeline, glossary, and index.