In a new book, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro details Amelia Earhart's life, legacy and marriage to a shameless promoter that ultimately sealed her fate.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — History took flight Friday (Aug. 8) with a special ceremony marking the opening of the new Amelia Earhart Terminal at the Purdue University Airport and the enhancement of ...

Using Google Earth, Justin Myers found some anomalies near Nikumaroro Island that he thinks are strikingly similar to Earhart’s lost plane.

Pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Learn how she used aviation to champion women's independence and made history in her red Lockheed Vega 5B.

Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s ...

A new biography on Amelia Earhart examines her sometimes tumultuous relationship with her husband, George Putnam. An acclaimed publisher at the time, Putnam helped Earhart write her first book ...

BOOK REVIEW Her husband made her an icon, but Amelia Earhart was real In ‘The Aviator and the Showman,’ Laurie Gwen Shapiro spins an entertaining — if off-kilter — tale.

Amelia Earhart — a determined, budding flier with nothing to lose — could be a great asset, Putnam felt; he saw currency in her gung-ho spirit, endearing toothy smile and mess of blond curls.

The Amelia Earhart Festival runs July 17, 18 and 19 in Atchison, Kan.

All Amelia Earhart knew when she arrived at George Putnam’s office in the spring of 1928 was that someone in New York City wanted to talk with her about a possible flying venture.