Literary Library

Harriet Stratemeyer Adams

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1892 - March 27, 1982American juvenile book publisher and children's book authorWas responsible for the publication and plotlines of h...
Author Book Publisher Children's Book Author Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Publisher Young Adult

William Stanley Braithwaite

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1878 - June 8, 1962African-American writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist and publisherAuthor of "The Book of Elizabeth Verse", T...
African American Anthologist Anthology Critic Literary Critic NAACP Poem Poems Poet Poetry Publisher Writer

Mark Twain

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910American novelist, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer Author of "The Innocents Abroad", "The Adven...
Entrepreneur Humor Humorist Lecturer Novel Novelist Publisher Samuel Clemens

George P. Putnam

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1887 - January 4, 1950American publisher, author and explorerAuthor of "The Southland of North America", "In the Oregon Country" and ...
Adventure Amelia Earhart Author Explorer Publisher

Nikolai Nekrasov

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1821 - December 27, 1877 (Russian Old Style)Russian poet, writer, critic and publisherAuthor of "The Railway", "Russian Women" and "W...
Critic Poet Poetry Publisher Russia Russian Russian History

DeWitt Wallace

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1889 - March 30, 1981American magazine publisherCofounded "Reader's Digest" with his wife, Lila Bell Wallace in 1922Was awarded the P...
Magazine President Nixon Presidential Medal of Freedom Publisher Reader's Digest Richard Nixon

Karl Baedeker

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1801 - October 4, 1859German publisherBecame the leading publisher of travel guides by including routes and accommodations
German Germany Hotels Motels Publisher Travel Travel Guide