The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart

Amelia was never considered a natural pilot or even a very good one. Her beauty was natural and character exceeded all her contemporaries for strength, adventure, imagination and courage. Amelia's story should be more than her last, fatal flight across the Pacific ocean. She challenged and succeeded in equaling what men had done in early aviation frontiers in the face of ridicule and doubt. She helped create the modern air transportation industry by making air travel accessible, showing that even a women could fly safely! This is one of the better books describing her complete life, without worship or criticism.

Interesting but falls a bit short of thrilling. Learned a lot about George Putman.

MY ADULT SON & I WERE GOING TO KANSAS CITY FOR THANKSGIVING AND WE DECIDED TO VISIT AMELIA'S BIRTHPLACE AND I WANTED TO READ UP ON HER STORY AND HER TERRIBLE LOSS. VISITING THE MUSEUM WAS A TRUE EXPERIENCE, WE WERE THE ONLY VISITORS AND IT WAS AMAZING. SHE WAS AN AMAZING WOMAN, SO VERY FAR AHEAD OF HER TIME AND ITS SAD TO THINK SHE COULD HAVE CHANGED WOMENS' EXPERIENCE HAD SHE LIVED LONGER. WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE COULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. A MUST READ FOR THE AMELIA LOVER!

Anything about Amelia Earhart is right on.

Our daughter used information in this book for a 3rd grade school project on Amelia Earhart. Some sections were too difficult, but the transcripts of radio communication were of particular interest to our daughter.

Amelia was not a very good pilot, rather reckless and very lucky till the end. Had she spent time with the new Bendix Radio things may have turned out different for her.

very well written; wish it would have had more photos

When I first got this book I really got it for my oral report but now it became the most interesting book I've read