Publisher's Synopsis
Amelia Earhart flew into history through her courage and skill as a pilot. For women she was a shining example of freedom, opportunity and success. Her story is truly dramatic, from her triumph as the first woman to fly the Atlantic, to her mysterious and tragic disappearance over the Pacific. Other titles in the series: Alexander the Great, Captain Cook, Cleopatra, Eric the Red, Galileo, Gandhi, Hans Christian Andersen, Henry Ford, Roald Dahl, Thomas Edison and William Shakespeare.
