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A first-person memoir recounts the author's preparation for and completion of an Atlantic crossing in a small passenger monoplane, interweaving practical details of training, mechanical and navigational challenges, weather conditions, and crew coordination with on-the-ground episodes at staging points and a public reception on arrival. Chapters survey earlier flying experiences, the move of base, logistical planning, and the aftermath, while essays reflect on technological progress, the role of women in aviation, and personal motivations. Numerous photographs and illustrations document people, aircraft, and places encountered.

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Title: 20 hrs., 40 min.

our flight in the Friendship : the American girl, first across the Atlantic by air, tells her story

Author: Amelia Earhart

Release date: April 23, 2024 [eBook #73448]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1928

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© London News Agency

ON THE “PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

20 HRS. 40 MIN.
OUR FLIGHT IN THE FRIENDSHIP

THE AMERICAN GIRL, FIRST ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC BY AIR, TELLS HER STORY

BY

AMELIA EARHART

WITH 61 ILLUSTRATIONS

G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK—LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1928