Dropping out of high school to help with the war effort (World War I) she found herself in Canada working as a nurse, riveted by stories of pilots flying over Europe. In simple, candid prose, Earhart recounts the events in her life that led to her interest in flying. The legend of Amelia Earhart has grown so large that this book, her account of her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, is a refreshing glimpse into her remarkable spirit of adventure. From a fascination with flying to her first lesson to her mastery. National Geographic republished the work in 2003 under its National Geographic Adventure Classics imprint.The legend of Amelia Earhart has grown so large that this book, her account of her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, is a refreshing glimpse into her remarkable spirit of adventure. A third book credited to her, Last Flight, was published posthumously and consisted of diary entries from her ill-fated 1937 flight around the world. was the first of two books Earhart would write in her lifetime the other being 1932's The Fun of It. I think aviation has a chance to increase intimacy, understanding, and far-flung friendships thus. Anything which tends to annihilate distance destroys isolation, and brings the world and its peoples closer together. Isolation breeds distrust and differences of outlook. Possibly the feature of aviation which may appeal most to thoughtful women is its potentiality for peace. Towards the end of the book, Earhart has a chapter entitled "Women in Aviation." In this chapter she writes, Earhart combines actual log entries made during the flight with recollections of her childhood and how she first became interested in aviation. In this book, Earhart writes about her experiences as a passenger in the Friendship, which made her the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air in 1928 (she later accomplished the feat in a solo flight). Each copy of this special edition contained a miniature silk American flag carried by Earhart in her flight on the Friendship from Boston to Wales. A special "Author's Autograph Edition" of 150 signed and numbered copies was also produced in 1928. Putnam's Sons, but has continued to be reprinted in periodic new editions. 40 Min.: Our Flight in the Friendship is a book written by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart.
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