Person Detail: George Palmer Putnam

General Information:
Full Name: George Palmer Putnam
Biography: (1887-1950) Author and explorer. Born in Rye, New York, grandson of G. P. Putnam, founder of the publishing firm, he lived in Manhattan in a hotel at times. He wrote 13 books, including a biography of his wife, Amelia Earhart, called "Soaring Wings," and published most of America's most famous authors of the day and the greatest world adventurers, such as Roy Chapman Andrews and William Beebe. He headed three expeditions; one to Greenland, one to Baffin Island, and one to the Galapagos Islands.
Author's Timeline:
1887		Westchester County Born in Rye, NY
1939		(Unknown) County "Soaring Wings"
1942		(Unknown) County "Wide Margins" Autobiography.
1950		(Unknown) County
?		New York County Lived in Manhattan, NY in a hotel at times