A new biography on Amelia Earhart examines her sometimes tumultuous relationship with her husband, George Putnam. An acclaimed publisher at the time, Putnam helped Earhart write her first book ...

The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon by Laurie Gwen Shapiro offers an account of the famous pilot's marriage to George Putnam ...

Maj. G.E. Brower, from left, commander of the first pursuit group at Selfridge Field, who led aerial escort of "Lady Lindy" Amelia Earhart, and husband, George Palmer Putnam, at the Curtiss-Wright ...

Maj. G.E. Brower, from left, commander of the first pursuit group at Selfridge Field, who led aerial escort of Amelia Earhart, and husband, George Palmer Putnam, at the Curtiss-Wright airport ...

Amelia Earhart — a determined, budding flier with nothing to lose — could be a great asset, Putnam felt; he saw currency in her gung-ho spirit, endearing toothy smile and mess of blond curls.