The aviator and the showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon
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"In 1928, a young social worker and hobby pilot named Amelia Earhart arrived in the office of George Putnam, heir to the Putnam & Sons throne and hitmaker, on the hunt for the right woman for a secret flying mission across the Atlantic. A partnership--professional and soon otherwise--was born. The Aviator and the Showman unveils the untold story of Amelia's decade-long marriage to George Putnam, offering an intimate exploration of their relationship and the pivotal role it played in her enduring legacy. Despite her outwardly modest and humble image, Amelia was fiercely driven and impossibly brave, a lifelong feminist and trailblazer in her personal and professional life. Putnam, the so-called P. T. Barnum of publishing, was a bookselling visionary - but often pushed his authors to extreme lengths in the name of publicity, and no one bore that weight more than Amelia. Their ahead-of-its-time partnership supported her grand ambitions--but also pressed her into more and more treacherous stunts to promote her books, influencing a certain recklessness up to and including her final flight. Earhart is a captivating figure to many, but the truth about her life is often overshadowed by myth and legend. In this cinematic new account, Laurie Gwen Shapiro emphasizes Earhart's human side, her struggles, and her authentic aspirations, the truths behind her brave pursuits and the compromises she made to fit into societal expectations. With a trove of new sources including undiscovered audio interviews from those closest to Amelia, The Aviator and the Showman presents her as a multifaceted woman--complete with flaws, desires, and competitive drive. It is a gripping and passionate tale of adventure, colorful characters, hubris, and a complex and vivid portrait of a marriage that shaped the trajectory of an iconic life"--
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Shapiro, L. G. (2025). The aviator and the showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Shapiro, Laurie Gwen. 2025. The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Shapiro, Laurie Gwen, The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon. Viking, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Shapiro, Laurie Gwen. The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon. Viking, 2025.
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