{"product_id":"amelia-earhart-the-skys-no-limit-9780765324832","title":"Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA exciting new biography of America's first lady of flight. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLori Van Pelt's \u003ci\u003eAmelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit \u003c\/i\u003etakes 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed to the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1551296\"\u003eLori Van Pelt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765324832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765324830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRA\"\u003eTransportation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRA002010\"\u003eAviation | History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO034000\"\u003eAviation \u0026amp; Nautical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori Van Pelt\u003c\/b\u003e is a former newspaperwoman whose nonfiction work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePilot Getaways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other magazines. Her short fiction has appeared in many anthologies and she is author of books of regional history, including \u003ci\u003eDreamers and Schemers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCapital Characters of Old Cheyenne.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a member of Western Writers of America and makes their home on her husband's ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51141489656095,"sku":"9780765324832","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_60ddcae3-1ddf-4f37-9d4a-a54b090e7ad5.jpg?v=1755673882","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/amelia-earhart-the-skys-no-limit-9780765324832","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}