America.s famous aviator, Amelia Earhart, was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas to Edwin Stanton and Amy Otis Earhart. Amelia had a sister, Muriel, with whom she was very close to. The girls had a difficult childhood due to her father being an alcoholic. The family had to travel a great deal as a result of her father always losing his jobs. In 1908, when Amelia was ten years old they were living in Des …showed first 75 words of 1235 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1235 total…that she was gone after all she did and how far she got was so upsetting. It is such a shame that so much was done to find her after the coast guards lost contact with her plane, but that it was unsuccessful. One thing that makes me feel better is that she went on doing what she loved to do. There is a saying, .The Best Die Young.. That definitely referred to Amelia Earhart!