{"product_id":"the-sound-of-wings-the-life-of-amelia-earhart-paperback","title":"The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary S. Lovell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary S. Lovell's bestselling biography \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e is the basis for the major movie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmelia, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estarring Richard Gere and Hilary Swank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight around the world, she was already known as America's most famous female aviator. Her sense of daring and determination, rare for women of her time, brought her insurmountable fame from the day she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this definitive biography, Mary S. Lovell delivers a brilliantly researched account on Earhart's life using the original documents, letters, the logbooks of Earhart and her contemporaries, and personal interviews with members of Amelia's family, friends and rival aviators. \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e vividly captures the drama and mystery behind the most influential woman in The Golden Age of Flight--from her tomboy days at the turn of the century and her early fascinations with flying, to the unique relationship she shared with G.P. Putnam, the flamboyant publisher and public relations agent who became both her husband and her business manager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a revealing biography of an uncommonly brave woman, and the man who both aided and took advantage of her dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary S. Lovell is author of the international bestselling biography \u003ci\u003eStraight on Till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham \u003c\/i\u003eand other acclaimed biographies on Sir Richard Burton, Jane Digby, the Mitford Girls, Betty Cynthia Pack, and Bess of Hardwick. She lives in Hampshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724336500799,"sku":"9780312587338","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/35ba9cadce6c237629734ecd1acf5fa1.webp?v=1765102324","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sound-of-wings-the-life-of-amelia-earhart-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}