Amelia Earhart and George Putnam Leaving the Aero Club of Pittsburgh, 1929

In 1928, publisher and publicist George Palmer Putnam began to heavily promote aviatrix Amelia Earhart through a book, lecture tours, and product endorsements. These activities not only provided Earhart's chief source of income, but also enhanced her fame. Putman and Earhart's partnership flourished, both professionally and personally--in February 1931, they married.