Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator (Signature Lives: Modern America) - Softcover

Haugen, Brenda

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9780756519841: Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator (Signature Lives: Modern America)

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ISBN 10: 0756519845 ISBN 13: 9780756519841

Publisher: Compass Point Books, 2007

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Amelia Earhart gained worldwide fame in 1928 when she became the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. Her lifelong accomplishments as an aviator influenced pilots in the United States and throughout the world. Her bravery encouraged women to learn to fly and fulfill their dreams. On her attempt to circumnavigate the globe at the equator, Earhart and her plane vanished and were never found. But her memory endures as a symbol of adventure, courage, and perseverance.

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About the Author:

Brenda Haugen started in the newspaper business and had a career as an award-winning journalist before finding her niche as an author. Since then, she has written more than 50 books and edited hundreds more, most of them for children. A graduate of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, Brenda lives in North Dakota with her dog, Alice, who chose Brenda when she went to the Humane Society thinking she was there to adopt another dog.

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