Earhart Enigma, The: Retracing Amelia's Last Flight - Hardcover

Horner, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455617814 ISBN 13: 9781455617814

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

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What really happened to Amelia Earhart? After years of painstaking research and the careful compilation of information from numerous interviews, Pacific Islander folklore, and US and Japanese military documents, there may finally be an answer to this intriguing question! Author Dave Horner argues that Earhart ventured north of her intended destination in search of Jaluit Atoll, and newly discovered evidence supports his stunning conclusion.

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From the Back Cover

There is no doubt that Amelia Earhart and her navigator vanished during their around-the-world flight attempt—the question is where did they go? Author Dave Horner's extensive research combines evidence from numerous interviews, folklore, first-hand accounts, official documents, and civilian and military sources to argue that Earhart ventured north of her intended destination to reach the Marshall Islands.

With more than thirteen years of painstaking international research, Horner brings to life Earhart's final days in an effort to dispel doubts and bring her fate clearly into focus for the first time. He minutely dissects prevailing theories, comparing them to evidence only recently uncovered to present a shocking and thoroughly convincing conclusion that explains, once and for all, what happened to Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan in 1937.

Dave Horner, a member of the Explorers Club, has doggedly pursued the trail of evidence to unearth the truth behind Earhart's disappearance. His determination and drive led him to prestigious careers in banking and charter diving as well as a successful hunt for sunken treasure. He is a frequent speaker at Amelia Earhart Society events around the country and a consultant for others seeking hidden treasure.

Ronald T. Reuther, USAF lieutenant colonel, ret., was a man of vision and passion and an avid aviation enthusiast from his early childhood. Before his death in 2007, he moderated the Amelia Earhart Society and was firmly convinced that Horner's assessment of the evidence is illuminating and accurate.

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Earhart Enigma
By Dave Horner

What really happened to Amelia Earhart? Since Earhart and her navigator disappeared during their around-the-world flight attempt in 1937, the world has searched in vain for an answer to this question. The culmination of thirteen years of research into this tantalizing mystery, The Earhart Enigma brings to life Earhart's final days in an attempt to reconstruct what exactly took place.

Offering candid assessments of prevailing theories about Earhart's fate, author Dave Horner marshals evidence from a variety of sources, proving that Earhart was neither lost at sea nor wrecked on Nikumaroro, where many search expeditions have failed to deliver concrete results. Integrating information garnered from numerous interviews, Pacific Islander folklore, and US and Japanese military documents, Horner argues instead that Earhart ventured north of her intended destination in search of a place to land her Lockheed Electra.

First-hand accounts from Marshall Islanders record her crash-landing and survival on Mili Atoll, and further evidence supports the stunning conclusion that she was taken into custody by Japanese military authorities and later held on the island of Saipan. Blending drama, mystery, and shocking revelations with the steady balance of an objective investigator, Horner's findings provide a definitive answer to this fascinating riddle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1455617814
• ISBN 13: 9781455617814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480