Letters from Amelia Earhart HC Jean L Backus Beacon Press 1st print 1982

Letters from Amelia: An Intimate Portrait of Amelia Earhart Hardcover
by Amelia Earhart Jean L. Backus (Author)

'Letters from Amelia' began quietly with the discovery of four neglected cardboard cartons in an attic in Berkeley, California. Inside were rare photographs and more than 100 revealing letters from the legendary pilot to her beloved mother. The first was a four-year-old's thank-you note. The last, three short lines, was written just prior to her final 1937 flight, when she vanished into a Pacific mist of conjecture. Fitted together they portray the remarkable evolution from child to adult of a warm, sensible, fun-loving tomboy whose rare determination and bravery led her to become the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo.
Although the letters shed no new light on the mystery of her last mission, they magnificently uncover the sou of a very private person who became one of the most acclaimed public figures of her day.
Wear to dust jacket. Wear to book cover. 1st printing.