Showcasing two or more signatures from each of the 200-plus key players included; along with biographical information and the estimated value of each autograph; this groundbreaking guide gives collectors the resource they need to evaluate some of the rarest of all sports autographs. 75 photos. 550 facsimile signatures.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Should've Based The Movie On ThisBy TaraUnlike 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.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Nice but a bit too boring.By darleenInteresting but a bit boring and factual. I liked that it was written in Amelia's own words but she told me more than what I was looking for. Too much about other people and not enough about her! She went on and on about other flyers of her day and aviational history; which is nice; but if you want more of an autobiography; like I did; this isn't the book for you. But if you are an aviation history buff you might just love it. I'm keeping it for further reference as I'm writing a book about Wiley Post and Harold Gatty and their famous flight around the world in1929.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. "A Fun Read About America's Flying Sweetheart; AE"By Russell A. Rohde MD"The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation"; by Amelia Earhart - Brewer; Warren Putnam; NY 1932. HC - 213 pages; a list of Aviation Books By Women; and includes 31 B W photographs; (many full-page and of good quality). 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"Dedicated "To the Ninety Nines"; this is the 2nd of 3 books Amelia wrote; the 1st being "20 Hrs. 40 Min." after her 1928 Atlantic crossing; whilst the 3rd was "Last Flight" in 1937 on her failed attempt to circumnavigate the globe at the equator.Herein; AE writes largely a discursive autobiography; reveals her visions of the past; present and future for aviation; impels a strong calling for feminism/equalism of working sexes; ending with a final section about her 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic. AE is quick to point out much of her acclaim is/was due to contribution of others - that; as a girl or woman; she received a luxurience of acclaim; and reveals a modesty not often admitted by others. There is; thoughtfully; and purposefully; only minor mention of her husband George Putnam. AE provides a modest 'tour de force' on the history of flying: -- from balloons; dirigibles; to flying at time of Wright Bros.; Dec. 17; 1903 and up to the early 1930's with speculation about supersonic stratoshperic flight; space ships; rocket engines; giant airlines; etc. and discussion of her flights in autogyros which predated heliocopters.What we find in AE's writing is her directed appeal to encourage women's involvement in each and every phaase of aviation (mechanics; pilotage; meteorology; sales; production; and design): -- AE promotes aviation as an important industry still in its infancy for cargo; mail; transportation and 'for the fun of it'. AE is a skilled writer; making good analogies for her adiences/readers to follow concepts in a book largely free of error; written before 'spell-checker'; etc. It is non-technical and should make for a wide reading audience.
