Book Four

Amelia Earhart The Thrill of It
By Susan Wels
Pages 208
ISBDN 978-0-7624-3763-4
Ratings 5 out of 5

Wels created a wonderful biography of Amelia Earhart. What made this one unique to the others that I have read is the inclusion of many photographs and other media from her life e.g. telegrams, post cards, and airplane photos.

While the biography is shorter than others I do not feel that it is lacking anything in the information presented. Instead Wels is able to use the visual additions to the text in order to tell Amelia's story in a very well rounded way. And I learned new information from this book that I did not get from others.

Wels touched briefly on Amelia's fascination with the world of psychics. She, her husband and friends taking part in seances and Amelia carrying them out herself. It was also interesting to see the mediums supernatural help in the search for Earhart.

Wels also includes two theories about what might have happened to the aviatrix and how each is being researched. Theorizing that perhaps one day will learn what happened to Amelia and Fred.

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in learning about Earhart. Because as a reader you really get to see the world she lived in and what she looked like and the projects she touched in her life.

4 / 150
(2.67%)

1303 / 50000
(2.61%)