The Resource Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon, Kathleen C. Winters
Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon, Kathleen C. Winters
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The item Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon, Kathleen C. Winters represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bryn Athyn College, Swedenborg Library.
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- Summary
- "When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, she was at the height of her fame. Fascination with Earhart remains just as strong today, as her mysterious disappearance continues to inspire speculation. In this nuanced and often surprising biography, acclaimed aviation historian Kathleen C. Winters moves beyond the caricature of the spunky, precocious pilot to offer a more complex portrait. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts, airline records, and other original research, this book reveals a flawed heroine who was frequently reckless and lacked basic navigation skills, but who was also a canny manipulator of mass media. Winters details how Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, worked to establish her as an international icon, even as other spectacular pilots went unnoticed. Sympathetic yet unsentimental, this biography helps us to see Amelia Earhart with fresh eyes"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- vi, 242 p.
- Contents
-
- Atchison
- Childhood
- On the move
- Flying lessons
- To Boston
- Preparations
- Across the Atlantic
- The heroine
- The vagabond
- Off and running
- Faster
- The autogiro
- Second crossing
- Celebrity
- The treadmill
- Aloha
- Mexico
- The flying laboratory
- Luke Field
- The last flight
- Isbn
- 9780230616691
- Label
- Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon
- Title
- Amelia Earhart
- Title remainder
- the turbulent life of an American icon
- Statement of responsibility
- Kathleen C. Winters
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, she was at the height of her fame. Fascination with Earhart remains just as strong today, as her mysterious disappearance continues to inspire speculation. In this nuanced and often surprising biography, acclaimed aviation historian Kathleen C. Winters moves beyond the caricature of the spunky, precocious pilot to offer a more complex portrait. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts, airline records, and other original research, this book reveals a flawed heroine who was frequently reckless and lacked basic navigation skills, but who was also a canny manipulator of mass media. Winters details how Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, worked to establish her as an international icon, even as other spectacular pilots went unnoticed. Sympathetic yet unsentimental, this biography helps us to see Amelia Earhart with fresh eyes"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Winters, Kathleen C
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL540.E3
- LC item number
- W57 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Earhart, Amelia
- Women air pilots
- Label
- Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon, Kathleen C. Winters
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-235) and index
- Contents
- Atchison -- Childhood -- On the move -- Flying lessons -- To Boston -- Preparations -- Across the Atlantic -- The heroine -- The vagabond -- Off and running -- Faster -- The autogiro -- Second crossing -- Celebrity -- The treadmill -- Aloha -- Mexico -- The flying laboratory -- Luke Field -- The last flight
- Control code
- ocn502031133
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- vi, 242 p.
- Isbn
- 9780230616691
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2010020026
- Other control number
- 40018666993
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)502031133
- Label
- Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon, Kathleen C. Winters
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-235) and index
- Contents
- Atchison -- Childhood -- On the move -- Flying lessons -- To Boston -- Preparations -- Across the Atlantic -- The heroine -- The vagabond -- Off and running -- Faster -- The autogiro -- Second crossing -- Celebrity -- The treadmill -- Aloha -- Mexico -- The flying laboratory -- Luke Field -- The last flight
- Control code
- ocn502031133
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- vi, 242 p.
- Isbn
- 9780230616691
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2010020026
- Other control number
- 40018666993
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)502031133
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