author
Jr. Paul L. Briand
1920–1986
A World War II veteran, Air Force officer, and professor, he brought a researcher’s care and a storyteller’s touch to aviation history. He is best remembered for his biography of Amelia Earhart, a book that helped keep interest in her life and disappearance alive for new generations of readers.
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Daughter of the sky : The story of Amelia Earhart
by Jr. Paul L. Briand
About the author
Born in 1920, Paul L. Briand Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force and was a World War II veteran. He later taught at the university level, and archival material from the University of New Hampshire describes him as a 1948 graduate of the university who went on to become a commissioned officer and, later, a full professor at SUNY Oswego.
Briand is best known as the author of Daughter of the Sky: The Story of Amelia Earhart, first published in 1960. The book became his signature work and is still the title most closely associated with his name. He also wrote In Search of Paradise: The Nordhoff-Hall Story and co-edited The Sound of Wings, showing a lasting interest in aviation, adventure, and historical lives.
He died in 1986. Though not a widely famous public figure, his work found a lasting audience among readers interested in flight, exploration, and the enduring mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart.