Girl Around the World

di Mark Shaw (Autore)

CrossLink Publishing, 2026

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. One unforgettable race. One legendary aviator. Two unexpected kindred spirits. What really happened to Amelia Earhart when her plane vanished over the Pacific in 1937? Decades of theories have tried to solve history’s greatest aviation mystery, but none have examined the tragedy through the eyes of her close confidante: the fearless young journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. Until now. Girl Around the World is the first book to illuminate the untold bond between these two trailblazing icons. In 1936, Kilgallen captured global headlines during the famous "Race Around the World," competing against two seasoned male reporters in a grueling 24-day dash across the globe. Watching closely from the wings was Earhart, whose historic flights in 1928 and 1932 had already made her the most famous woman alive. Bestselling author and historian Mark Shaw reveals the depth of their mutual devotion. Kilgallen closely covered Earhart’s record-shattering transatlantic triumph, while Earhart served as Dorothy's personal cheerleader during her global dash, sending encouraging notes urging the young reporter to persevere. When Earhart’s plane disappeared just one year later, Kilgallen was devastated, writing in a rare, never-before-published dispatch: "My heart is with Amelia Earhart today, wherever she is—and I pray that wherever she is, she is safe." Shockingly, Kilgallen’s private convictions about what truly befell her friend directly foreshadow modern breakthrough investigations, including high-profile university search expeditions hunting for the lost Electra aircraft. Girl Around the World reframes twentieth-century history through an intimate, electrifying lens, chronicling the ambition, danger, and unbreakable sisterhood of two women who dared to conquer the skies and the headlines.

• Autore: Mark Shaw
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 07:14:50
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: CrossLink Publishing
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780466417864