Publisher for the masses, Emanuel Haldeman-Julius / R. Alton Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, R. Alton, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haldeman-Julius, E. (Emanuel), 1889-1951.

Haldeman-Julius, E.

Haldeman-Julius Company--History.

Haldeman-Julius Company.

Little blue book.

Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

History.

United States.

Kansas--Girard.

Publishers and publishing--Kansas--Girard--History.

Socialists--United States--Biography.

Socialists.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 255 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2017]

Summary:

"His admirers called him the "Barnum of Books" and the "Voltaire of Kansas" because of his ability to bring culture and education to the people. R. Alton Lee brings to life Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951), a writer-publisher-entrepreneur who was one of America's most significant publishers and editorialists of the twentieth century, if not all time. His company published a record 500,000,000 copies of 2,580 titles and was second only to the U.S. Government Printing Office in the quantity of publications it produced. Lee details Haldeman-Julius's family origins in Russia and his formative years in Philadelphia, where he learned the book trade. As a writer and editor for the Social Democrat, Sunday Call, and Western Comrade, Haldeman-Julius was already well known by the time he launched his own publishing company. Haldeman-Julius knew, was nurtured by, and published writers such as Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Jane Addams, Emma Goldman, H. L. Mencken, Carl Sandburg, Eugene V. Debs,Clarence Darrow, Job Harriman, Will Durant, and Bertrand Russell, among others. Based in Girard, Kansas, his company, Haldeman-Julius Publications, covered socialist politics, the philosophy of free thought, and both new and classic books marketed to ordinary Americans, including the Little Blue Book series of classics in Western thought and literature. This biography of the enigmatic and energetic Haldeman-Julius opens a window into the fascinating world of early twentieth-century radical politics and publishing"-- Provided by publisher.

"A new biography of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius, one of the twentieth century's greatest book publishers and socialist writers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Odessa to fin de siècle Philadelphia

Forces that shaped him, 1889-1905

The beckoning world, 1905-1915

Girard, Kansas, 1915-1918

Little Blue Books, 1918-1923

A cornucopia of books and events, 1923-1928

The Great Depression, 1928-1938

Resurrection, 1938-1951

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lee, R. Alton, author. Publisher for the masses, Emanuel Haldeman-Julius

ISBN:

9781496201287

1496201280

OCLC:

983822316