The Fun of It

Who knew Amelia wrote 3 books? This is the second of the three. A simple fun read.

Unlike Earhart's other works, 20 Hours, 40 Minutes and Last Flight, which focus on flight details and aircraft specifications, this one is about HER and her life and her love of flying. Amelia began her life in Kansas and she became a nurse, a car mechanic, a social worker, a photgrapher, and even an airline vice president before she became America's aviation sweetheart. In this book she tells about those occupations and the impacts they had on her life and choices. She also tells a funny tale here and there like the time she was sledding and barely missed a head on collision with a horse, going between its legs as luck would have it. Another funny tale (that also involves a horse) is when she had one as a passenger!I got bored, however, when Earhart started about the weather bureau and went on a bit too much about the autogiro (helicopter today). The last quarter saves it from becoming a four star book tho. When today someone says the words "women in aviation" we immediately think about Amelia. Amelia generously hands out the credit tho. In the last quarter, Earhart talks about numerous women and their accomplishments in aviation including but not limited to Ruth Nichols, Elinor Smith, Bobby Trout, Anne Lindbergh, Phoebe Omlie, and even a historical great, Ruth Law. There is also a chapter devoted to the early days of hot air ballooning and the ladies involved.This is a must read for any and all aviation buffs. I will be reading it again.

Excellent book for those studying Amelia

Amelia was quite a pioneer in the world of flying. I learned a lot about the history of the beginning of flying including the women who first flew as well as the economics of flying.

I truly enjoyed her perspective of happenings in the aviation world. Admire her spirit of adventure and willingness to go for it!

I am a female pilot. I felt like I was sitting in an airport lounge with Amelia as she told me the story of her life. Even though there was a recent movie and many other books written about her, this book contains so many more details about the rich and courageous life she lived. For example, her mother did not believe in her daughters wearing skirts at a time when that was considered required by polite society. Amelia truly charted her own course through life from an early age and wrote about it honestly and engagingly. I highly recommend this book!

Fun, easy reading. I learned a lot about Amelia Earhart’s life from her own words!!

Of course we know that everything AE wrote had a little "help" from the peripatetic George Putnam. Nevertheless, he does not seem to have snuffed out her voice, which positively shines through with a clear wit, a cool yet observant eye, and a definite love of her life, times, and husband.