The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon

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 BookBub Beach Read Pick - A New Yorker Best Book We Read This Week   "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