A Novel Based on Historical Evidence
By Carol Linn Dow – www.AmeliaEarhartBook.com
$19.95 – Prairie Books – [email protected]
“A 115 pound blonde daredevil…with a warm smile,” Amelia Earhart was not only one of the first women in America to wear long pants and fly airplanes, she’s also been the subject of dreams, fantasies, legends, and rumors, for almost three-fourths of a century.
Now, fortunately for history buffs and the thousands of Earhart fans and followers around the globe, Carol Linn Dow has written a fascinating novel based on years of study, research and dedication. Along with the tale of what “actually” happened, Carol includes a comprehensive overview of the many books, films, theories, testimonies and letters that have helped “solve” the mysterious disappearance of the aviator – (she would have preferred that title to “aviatrix”) — in 1937.
Carol Linn Dow was kind enough to describe my late husband, Fred Goerner, award-winning CBS broadcaster and author of The Search for Amelia Earhart (Doubleday) as “the best of the Earhart researchers.” After Fred’s book came out in 1966, he was flooded with calls and letters; an incredible amount of “information” poured in from literally hundreds of sources. He soon came to recognize the con artists and phonies from the motivated researchers who were searching for truth, not dollars. Carol Linn Dow was among the latter, and one of the finest. Fred had tremendous admiration and respect for her.
Were he alive today, he would applaud Carol’s perseverance and commitment to accuracy. Though the final, documented answer to the fate of the famous flyer may not be revealed in our lifetime, this is as close as it gets. Whether one is an Earhart fan, a history buff, or just someone who enjoys an amazing story, well-told, this book is highly recommended. The author writes with a confident style, fluent, and easy-to-read. And wherever he is, I have no doubt that Fred Goerner is looking down at The Lost Flight of Amelia Earhart” – and smiling.
Merla Zellerbach
Merla Zellerbach is a San Francisco-based writer, editor, and author of the new novel, Secrets in Time, 2009. For info: [email protected].
Carol Linn Dow is from Plano, Texas, and is the author of “The Lost Flight of Earhart.” The book can be purchased at www.AmeliaEarhartBook.com