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The Short and Tragic Life of America’s First Aviatrix
Gone Girl
Before there was Amelia Earhart, there was Mildred Doran: young, sexy, and airplane crazy—but no pilot. That was enough to put her in the crew for a daredevil and disastrous race.
Clive Irving
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Jul. 29 2017
12:01AM EDT
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Clive Irving
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