Amelia Earhart by Lori Van Pelt

Amelia Earhart by Lori Van Pelt

A exciting new biography of America's first lady of flight.

As a tomboy growing up in Kansas, Amelia Earhart delighted in trying new and risky things, once even building a roller-coaster in her grandparents' backyard. In her 20s she fell in love with flight while watching an aerobatics exhibition and grew even more enthralled when she took her first airplane ride.

At age 24 she earned her pilot's wings and 1928 took part in the transatlantic "Friendship" flight. Her willowy build, wholesome smile, and tousled blonde hair invited comparison to the celebrated pilot Charles Lindbergh, and "Lady Lindy" charmed the public with her unassuming manner.

Lori Van Pelt's Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit takes readers through Earhart's career triumphs and tragedies. It explorers not only her accomplishments in the field of flight, but also her struggles in the male-dominated world of aviation.

Named to the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age 2006

Lori Van Pelt is a former journalist whose nonfiction has featured in Pilot Getaways, Private Pilot, and a variety of other publications. She is the author of regional history books including Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit, and her short fiction has featured in numerous anthologies. She's also the author of a collection of historical short fiction from the University of New Mexico Press. She is a member of the Western Writers of America and lives in Saratoga, Wyoming, on her husband's ranch.