The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon
History with David M. Rubenstein
Event Details:
Amelia Earhart may have been one of the bravest and most daring women in history, but some of her more treacherous stunts revealed the influence of her husband, George Putnam, the “P.T. Barnum of publishing,” who often pushed his authors—and his wife—to extremes in the name of publicity. Join professor Laurie Gwen Shapiro for a peek behind the curtain at an American icon and the story of the complex marriage that helped shape her career.
Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an award-winning documentarian and journalist, adjunct professor at The NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, and author, most recently, of The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. David M. Rubenstein (moderator), co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group, is the host of History with David Rubenstein on PBS and the author of The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency, among other books.
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The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro photo by Franco Vogt
