The Sound of Wings Author:Mary S. Lovell When Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 during her attempt to fly around the world, she was already known as America's most famous female aviator. Her sense of daring and determination, rare for women of her time, brought her fame from the day she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. — Previous biographies have concent... more »rated on trying to explain Earhart's disappearance. In this definitive biography, Mary Lovell takes a different approach and delivers a brilliantly researched report of Earhart's life.« less