COMPLETE: Daughter of the Sky: The Story of Amelia Earhardt, by Paul L. Briand, Jr. -jo

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » July 15th, 2023, 3:12 pm

Amelia is back! Section 13 in the MW.

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » July 17th, 2023, 12:33 pm

Section 13 is PL OK

I got a kick out of her magazine advice responses.

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » July 30th, 2023, 11:35 am

Yes, I can see why she was so popular.

Section 14 is up. In which our heroine crashes into more stuff.

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » July 31st, 2023, 5:09 pm

oh, dear, did everybody crash that much at the time? But it sure does make her fate seem inevitable.

Section 14 is PL OK

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » August 13th, 2023, 12:50 pm

Well, I have read several books on Lindbergh, and he certainly crashed a lot. But she does seem to have a special knack for it. And this chapter is no exception.
So get this - in this section, she is going around the country giving talks to women on the safety of air travel.

15 is up.

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » August 14th, 2023, 5:54 pm

OK. That *is* too funny. I can't decide which is funnier to me - that, or G.P. falling and breaking 3 ribs . . .

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » August 14th, 2023, 5:54 pm

LCaulkins wrote: ↑August 14th, 2023, 5:54 pm OK. That *is* too funny. I can't decide which is funnier to me - that, or G.P. falling and breaking 3 ribs . . .

15 is PL OK

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » August 27th, 2023, 12:30 pm

Section 16 is up. Prompted me to read a little more about Putnam. I think he was a more interesting person than I had given him credit for!

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » August 28th, 2023, 1:21 pm

Yes, that was nice to have a little biographical passage about him. Must have been an interesting marriage, actually.

16 is PL OK

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » September 2nd, 2023, 11:52 am

Section 17 is up. How about that letter AE wrote to GP before their wedding, though. Geez.

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » September 5th, 2023, 4:46 am

Section 17 is PL OK

I'll have to text you about this past weekend. The irony of the timing with this was a bit of wry entertainment.

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » September 15th, 2023, 5:25 pm

Ironic indeed...
Section 18 is up.
A nit-picky point (but were my father alive, he would want me to make it). The chapter implies that the first woman to fly around the world successfully was Ruth Nichols. She was a great pilot who set a lot of records, but I think the first woman to actually fly around the world solo was Jerrie Mock. That was Miss Galeazzi, teacher, speaking.

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » September 17th, 2023, 10:18 am

Section 18 is PL OK

Ciufi · Post by **Ciufi** » September 25th, 2023, 3:52 pm

Thanks! Section 19 is now up.
You know, as fun as this book is to do, and how much I am appreciating a book with short sections, I can't help wondering what prompts him to end chapters as abruptly as he does. Did his wife call him to dinner? Is the ball game on the radio?

LCaulkins · Post by **LCaulkins** » September 26th, 2023, 7:59 am

Hah! My vote is the ball game. . .

Section 19 is PL OK