The man who made Amelia Earhart famous may also have gotten her killed. But their marriage was completely on her terms.
Starring John C. McGinley as George Palmer Putnam and Christa Miller as Amelia Earhart.
Also featuring Conan O’Brien, Neve O’Brien, Tavis Doucette, Maddie Ogden, and Miles Grose.
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Project Muse, “The Earhart Phenomenon and the “Accident of Sex”
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Palmer, Amy Phipps Guest Portrait
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