Virtual-"Lost:Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life" w Rachel Hartigan

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** We love learning and mysteries and so this is one were really looking forward to! Join author Rachel Hartigan as she discusses her book, Lost: Amelia Earharts Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life. Unravel one of historys greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative exploring three leading theories of Amelia Earharts tragic disappearance. Were sure we all have our ideas on what could have happened to Amelia Earhart so we hope youll join us for this fascinating conversation! Register directly on ZoomHERE. RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. You can buy signed books by Rachel from Aesops Fable, just make a note that you want the books signed when you check out. Buy Signed Books By Rachel (link coming soon) AboutLost: Amelia Earharts Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life: When Amelia Earharts plane disappeared in 1937, the clues poured in, attracting wild conspiracies about her tragic fate. In Lost, former National Geographic reporter Rachel Hartigan delves into Earharts disappearance, introducing a host of eccentric characters who have become obsessed with finding the truth. Did the great aviator crash land near the Marshall Islands, only to be captured by Japanese soldiers? Did she manage to land on Nikumaroro Island but die of injury or starvation? Or did she run out of fuel and crash into the ocean? Interspersed with the search for Earhart is the story of her extraordinary life: her unstable childhood, her itinerant early career, and how a PR-savvy publisher transformed her into an aviation icon and became her husband in an unconventional marriage. In the spirit of nonfiction blockbusters like The Lost City of Z, Hartigan draws us into the world of Earharts devotees and unspools a beguiling tale. The theories lead Hartigan from the pilots birthplace of Atchison, Kansas to an expedition on a remote Pacific Island, where forensic dogs attempt to recover a potential sample of Earharts DNA. As tantilizing new evidence mounts, Hartigan and her fellow investigators descend deeper into a world of conspiracy and obsession. Through its irresistible characters and prodigious research, Lost reveals not just why we remember Amelia Earhart as a trailblazer and adventurer, but why unsolved mysteries keep us forever searching for answers. About Rachel: Ive written about everything from the genetics of persimmon trees to the long road to womens suffrage for National Geographic, where I worked as a writer, reporter, and editor from 2012 to 2024. A former editor of theWashington Posts Book World, I also covered education and culture forU. S. News World Report. Please register for this event and youll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zoom. This program is sponsored by theFriends of the Ashland Public Libraryand were thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities.