From Amelia Earhart to Percy Fawcett’s expedition to the Lost City of Z, the fate of these five explorers remains mysterious. Amelia Earhart poses for a portrait in an airplane circa 1936.

She was a trailblazing figure during her time and one of history's greatest mysteries after her disappearance.

Madison, Wisconsin 2. Marquette, Michigan 3. Scottsdale, Arizona 4. Moab and Escalante, Utah 5. Omaha, Nebraska—and more.

The tragic death of Amelia Earhart owed as much to her husband’s Svengali-like machinations as to her limited piloting skills, according to this canny dual biography. Journalist Shapiro (The ...