The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon
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Book Overview A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 - An NPR Book We Love 2025 - A History Best Book of 2025 - A Smithsonian Magazine Best History Book of 202...
A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 - An NPR Book We Love 2025 - A History Best Book of 2025 - A Smithsonian Magazine Best History Book of 2025 - A New York Post Best Book of 2025 - A New York Times Editors' Choice - CBS Sunday Morning Summer Book Report Pick - New York Times "Books to Read in July" - A Town and Country Best Book of July - An Amazon Best Book of July - A Barnes & Noble Best Book of July - A LitHub Best Reviewed Nonfiction in July - A BookBub Beach Read Pick - A New Yorker Best Book We Read This Week - Southern CALIBA and MIBA Regional Bestseller
"Laurie Gwen Shapiro has dug deep into the archives, and emerged with an exhilarating tale of the adventurous life of Amelia Earhart and the remarkable relationship that helped to forge her legend. Yet Shapiro goes even further--stripping away the myths and revealing something far more profound and intricate and true. The Aviator and the Showman is one terrific book."
--David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon
The riveting and cinematic story of a partnership that would change the world forever
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 "PT 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 multifaceted human side, her struggles, and her authentic aspirations, the truths behind her brave pursuits and the compromises she made to fit into societal expectations. Drawing from a trove of new sources including undiscovered audio interviews, The Aviator and the Showman is a gripping and passionate tale of adventure, colorful characters, hubris, and a complex and a vivid portrait of a marriage that shaped the trajectory of an iconic life.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 512 | Language: English | Publisher: VIKING | ISBN: 0593295900
FormatHardcover
Pages512
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0593295900
EAN9780593295908
PublisherVIKING
Publication Date2025-07-15
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.59 Pounds
Length9.26 Inches
Width6.29 Inches
Height1.71 Inches
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