Amelia: A Life of the Aviation Legend Book

	Preface	vii
	Introduction	xi
Part I.	Takeoff
Chapter 1.	Childhood Idyll	3
Chapter 2.	Shadow on the Sun	13
Chapter 3.	Amelia Finds Wings	24
Chapter 4.	"Ask for Amelia Earhart"	36
Chapter 5.	The Flight of the Friendship	48
Chapter 6.	Ticker Tape and Travel	60
Chapter 7.	Gain and Loss	70
Chapter 8.	Daughter, Sister, Wife	82
Part II.	High Flight
Chapter 9.	Vindication	93
Chapter 10.	Europe Welcomes Amelia	101
Chapter 11.	The White House and Elsewhere	108
Chapter 12.	On the Ground and in the Sky	117
Chapter 13.	West to East	126
Chapter 14.	Mexican Venture	134
Chapter 15.	Work and Honors	141
Chapter 16.	The Flying Laboratory	148
Chapter 17.	Plans and Warnings	155
Part III.	Flight into Mystery
Chapter 18.	False Start	165
Chapter 19.	Entr'acte	175
Chapter 20.	Miami Takeoff	183
Chapter 21.	South America and South Atlantic	190
Chapter 22.	Across Africa	197
Chapter 23.	India and the Monsoons	204
Chapter 24.	Problems	210
Chapter 25.	Poised for Departure	220
Chapter 26.	Disaster	228
Chapter 27.	The Early Searches	238
Chapter 28.	The Last Search Phase	247
Chapter 29.	The Aftermath	258
Chapter 30.	The Rumor Mill	266
Chapter 31.	An Open-Ended Case	273
	Epilogue	284
	Notes	289
	Glossary	309
	Bibliography	312
	Index	315