In the 1920s, in “The Crack-Up,” F. Scott Fitzgerald declared, people “thought of their old best dreams. Maybe there was a way out by flying, maybe our restless blood could find frontiers in the ...

Earhart got to enjoy the car for less than a year before her disappearance Amelia Earhart purchased a 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Convertible just 9 months before disappearing The car was unique, not just ...

In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. Though she was only a passenger on the plane, Earhart was thrust into prominence and was soon heralded as ...

“Sex, violent death, and mystery. If your life has one of these things, people might be interested. If it has two, now you’re tabloid fodder. If it has three, you’re Amelia Earhart.” So begins “A Note ...

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We’re still looking, though recent events seem to offer the possibility, the possibility I emphasize, that we may find out what happened to aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who, along with navigator Fred ...

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. In the years before Amelia ...