She died mysteriously before she was forty. Yet in the last decade of her life Amelia Earhart soared from obscurity to fame as the best-known female aviator in the world. She set record after record—among them; the first trans-Atlantic solo flight by a woman; a flight that launched Earhart on a double career as a fighter for women's rights and a tireless crusader for commercial air travel. Doris L. Rich's exhaustively researched biography downplays the “What Happened to Amelia Earhart?†myth by disclosing who Amelia Earhart really was: a woman of three centuries; born in the nineteenth; pioneering in the twentieth; and advocating ideals and dreams relevant to the twenty-first.
#2339864 in Books Markus Wiener Publishers 2009-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .69 x 5.98l; 1.05 #File Name: 1558764968200 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the Jewish people's history in AfricaBy Kindle CustomerVery well-written overall; Hull's book covers nearly the entire history of the presence of Jewish communities in the African continent; explaining in rich detail how and why they migrated there; and how they struggled to make a life for themselves even as fortunes rose and fell over time under different rulers and constantly changing societies.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. interesting historyBy berylginteresting topic-not usually written about7 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Brings to light an important aspect of African historyBy Midwest Book ReviewJudaism to this day still holds a very strong presence in African culture. "Jews and Judaism in African History" discusses Judaism and its impact on the African continent - an influence which many people commonly ignore despite its prominence. For thousands of years Judaism has had a strong showing on Africa; and to this day a good portion of Judaism's followers still reside there; breaking the stereotype that all Jews are white. "Jews and Judaism in African History" brings to light an important aspect of African history.
