About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Benedictine College, Churches in Atchison, Kansas, Museums in Atchison County, Kansas, People from Atchison County, Kansas, Amelia Earhart, Lancaster, Kansas, Effingham, Kansas, Muscotah, Kansas, Huron, Kansas, National Register of Historic Places listings in Atchison County, Kansas, Laura M. Cobb, Maur Hill - Mount Academy, Leslie Geary, Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow, K-9, Jim Slattery, Atchison Storage Facility, George Washington Glick, Rory Lee Feek, Charles Lester Marlatt, Carl Blair, Ferrellgas, Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Kapioma Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Walnut Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Lancaster Township, Atchison County, Kansas, Center Township, Atchison County, Kansas, E. W. Howe, Willis J. Bailey, Chester L. Mize, Amelia Earhart Bridge, Atchison County Historical Museum, Roy A. Roberts, Atchison County Community High School, Potter, Kansas, Cummings, Kansas, James Edmund Jeffries, Trinity Episcopal Church, Eden, Kansas, St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Excerpt: Amelia Mary Earhart ( -hart; born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937, declared legally dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the world-famous Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviati...
