Amelia Earhart, The Sky's no Limit
American Heroes: Book #3
- By: Lori Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Kris Faulkner
- Length: 5 hours 28 minutes
Description
As a tomboy growing up in Kansas, Amelia Earhart delighted in trying new and risky things. In her 20s she fell in love with flight while watching an aerobatics exhibition and grew even more enthralled when she took her first airplane ride.
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Narrated by: Kris Faulkner
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Abridged: No
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