When Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight 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, broug...

The New York Times bestseller: "Every page is filled with revelations, gossip and fascinating details about Markham."—Diane Ackerman, The New York Times Book Review Born in England and raised in Kenya, Beryl Markham was a...