Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872
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Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872
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Putnam
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George Palmer
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1814-1872
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Putnam, G. P. (George Palmer), 1814-1872
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Surname :
Putnam
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G. P.
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George Palmer
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1814-1872
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Putnam, G. P., 1814-1872
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Surname :
Putnam
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G. P.
Date :
1814-1872
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Publisher of Putnam's Magazine and founder of G. P. Putnam & Son[s].
George Palmer Putnam (1814-1872) was a book and magazine publisher.
Publisher.
American publisher.
George Palmer Putnam was an innovative American publisher. He distinguished himself as a teen-aged apprentice, and was made partner in several firms before founding his own house, G.P. Putnam's. Among his many contributions to American letters, he published and promoted works by Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, Poe, and many others; opened a London branch, becoming the first American publisher to do so; and published Putnam's Monthly Magazine, which set a new standard for American literary journalism. He also played a leading part in establishing the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Publishers and publishing
Publishers and publishing
Publishers and publishing
Publishers and publishing
Publishers and publishing
Novelists, American
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Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
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England--London
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New York (State)
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