Author : George Haven Putnam
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780898756005
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)
Book Synopsis Memories of a Publisher 1865 - 1915 by : George Haven Putnam
Download or read book Memories of a Publisher 1865 - 1915 written by George Haven Putnam and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the Putnam publishing concerns from 1872 through 1915,with a long list of authors associated with Putnam's, and also of Putnam's personal undertakings Discusses several Presidential campaigns of the late 1800s as well as WWI.George Haven Putnam (1844-1930) was the son of G. P. Putnam. He served in the Civil War until he was captured by the Confederates in 1864; he retired with the rank of major. On his father's death he became head of G. P. Putnam's Sons. Major Putnam was active in many civic and social causes. He organized the American Publishers' Copyright League in 1887 and led the successful battle for passage of an international copyright law in 1891. Among his many books are Books and Their Makers during the Middle Ages (2 vol., 1896-97), Memories of My Youth (1914), Memories of a Publisher (1915), and Some Memories of the Civil War (1924).