Amelia Earhart

The first book to present an accurate, authoritative account of Amelia Earhart's last flight is being reissued to coincide with the release of the feature film, "Amelia." Photos throughout.

Contents

Preface

1 Tragedy Near Howland Island

2 In the Shadow of History

3 The Legend Begins

4 Preparations for the World Flight

5 The Flight to Honolulu

6 The Crash at Honolulu

7 Preparing for the Second World Flight

8 World Flight Resumes -- Oakland to Miami

9 World Flight -- Miami to Dakar

10 World Flight -- Dakar to Singapore

11 World Flight -- Singapore to Lae, New Guinea

12 Preparing for the Lae-to-Howland Flight

13 The Itasca and Howland Island

14 The Search for Earhart

15 Examining the Evidence

16 Solving the Mystery

Appendix

Flight Log for Earhart's Around-the-World-Flight

The Electra's Fuel Consumption

Notes

Sources

The Authors and Their Contributors

References

Acknowledgments

Index