{"product_id":"lost-amelia-earharts-three-mysterious-deaths-and-one-extraordinary-life-9781426222542","title":"Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnravel one of history's greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative exploring three leading theories of Amelia Earhart's tragic disappearance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Amelia Earhart's plane disappeared in 1937, the clues poured in, attracting wild conspiracies about her tragic fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e, former National Geographic reporter Rachel Hartigan delves into Earhart's disappearance, introducing a host of eccentric characters who have become obsessed with finding the truth. Did the great aviator crash land near the Marshall Islands, only to be captured by Japanese soldiers? Did she manage to land on Nikumaroro Island but die of injury or starvation? Or did she run out of fuel and crash into the ocean? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterspersed with the search for Earhart is the story of her extraordinary life: her unstable childhood, her itinerant early career, and how a PR-savvy publisher transformed her into an aviation icon and became her husband in an unconventional marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spirit of nonfiction blockbusters like \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of Z\u003c\/i\u003e, Hartigan draws us into the world of Earhart's devotees and unspools a beguiling tale. The theories lead Hartigan from the pilot's birthplace of Atchison, Kansas to an expedition on a remote Pacific Island, where forensic dogs attempt to recover a potential sample of Earhart's DNA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs tantilizing new evidence mounts, Hartigan and her fellow investigators descend deeper into a world of conspiracy and obsession. Through its irresistible characters and prodigious research, \u003ci\u003eLost \u003c\/i\u003ereveals not just why we remember Amelia Earhart as a trailblazer and adventurer, but why unsolved mysteries keep us forever searching for answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Hartigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Geographic Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.84w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426222542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRACHEL HARTIGAN \u003c\/b\u003ehas written about everything from the genetics of persimmon trees to the long road to women's suffrage for National Geographic, where she worked as a writer, reporter, and editor from 2012 to 2024. A former editor of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post'\u003c\/i\u003es Book World, she also covered education and culture for \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories about the 2017 and 2019 National Geographic-funded expeditions to Nikumaroro Island each generated more than a million unique views.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rachel Hartigan \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47712052969629,"sku":"9781426222542","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_910d8595-cc87-47c6-b212-48991ea64625.jpg?v=1773171226","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lost-amelia-earharts-three-mysterious-deaths-and-one-extraordinary-life-9781426222542","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}