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The Search for Amelia Earhart

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This classic published in 1966 is a must read for any serious student of the Earhart mystery. Goerner, who died in 1994 was a meticulous investigator who devoted over 30 years to this research. He later concluded that Earhart was not on a military mission, but that she and Noonan had come down on some islets southeast of Howland Island and were picked up by the Japanese and taken to Saipan.

This well-researched book is a large collection of irrefutable evidence proving that Amelia Earhart was captured and held by the Japanese after crashing in the Marshall Islands on her 1937 Around-the-World flight. Although the author could not determine what finally happened to her; the very large number of witnesses furnishing the information in this book make it certain that the facts contained in the book are true. The many books about Amelia published after this one either: ignore this information completely, deny it, or confuse the isssue with conflicting "disinformation". These later books are largely speculation, with very few facts to support their allegations. Goerner's book leaves one with the impression that a large effort has been made by two Governments and their Armed Forces to suppress the true story of what happened to Amelia Earhart. The real truth may never come out, but this book is a "must read" for anyone seriously interested in Amelia Earhart.
The book was received from Amazon in very good used condition, with the original dust jacket in place. Also included with the book, as an extra, were two pertinent and revealing newspaper clippings on the subject.

A bit aged, KCBS newsman Fred Goerner traveled to Saipan to try and unravel a long-running question: did Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan die in the hands of the Japanese during their attempted circumnavigation of the world in 1937? And was it because they were on a spy mission?

I've heard some pretty crazy rumors over the years, including that Earhart and Noonan were on such a mission to photograph installations in the Japanese island mandate, that they were seen on Saipan around the time of the flight, and that they were killed.

Goerner does his best to find out, tracking down island natives who were still alive, and checking into possible burial sites.

While it seemed possible, it now appears based on recent evidence that there is a more plausible theory--wreckage found on a remote island could well be that of Earhart's plane, that they ran out of fuel, crashed and died of thirst there (no fresh water).

The full truth will likely never be known, but this is a very interesting book from an earlier time.

I am intersted in locating the author for any follow up work on this subject. Can anyone help?

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