George Palmer Putnam : representative American publisher / Ezra Greenspan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenspan, Ezra.

Series:

Penn State series in the history of the book

The Penn State series in the history of the book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872.

Putnam, George Palmer.

G.P. Putnam & Sons.

Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

History.

United States.

G.P. Putnam & Sons--History.

Publishers and publishing--United States--History--19th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 510 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2000]

Summary:

"There are many books viewing the world through the eyes of politicians. This is an exciting book that views nineteenth-century America through the eyes of one of its most important publishers, George Palmer Putman. Putnam's publisher's eyes are amazing lenses because of his total involvement and patronage of the leading authors of his time. He toiled to give their voices greater exposure to the world". -- Patricia Schroeder, President & CEO, Association of American Publishers Inc.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Family Antecedents: The Palmers and Putnams of New England 1

Chapter 2 Early Years in New York City and the Book Trade 31

Chapter 3 Wiley and Putnam, New York and London 59

Chapter 4 Home and Office, Privacy and Professionalism, 1840-1841 85

Chapter 5 Life and Business in London 103

Chapter 6 International Dealings in American Books, 1845-1847 145

Chapter 7 London, Rome, and Back Home to New York 191

Chapter 8 Publishing American Arts and Letters, 1850-1852 239

Chapter 9 Putnam's Monthly and "the Putnam Public" 285

Chapter 10 Years of Boom and Bust, 1853-1857 323

Chapter 11 Print, Public Service, and the Civil War 381

Chapter 12 G. P. Putnam and Sons (and Daughters), 1867-1872 429.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0271020059

OCLC:

41601292