Publishing pioneers | Marathon County Public Library

1) Melvil Dewey: library genius

Author

Sherman, Jill

Series

Publishing pioneers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life and achievements of Melvil Dewey, developer of a classification system for libraries in 1879 that is still used by thousands of libraries in the early twenty-first century.

2) William Randolph Hearst: newspaper magnate

Author

Goldsmith, Bonnie Zucker

Series

Publishing pioneers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, discussing his childhood in San Francisco in the mid-nineteenth century, his education, his career in the newspaper industry, his political aspirations, and his legacy.

3) Barnes & Noble: groundbreaking entrepreneurs

Author

Morgan, Kayla

4) Jeff Bezos: Amazon.com architect

Author

Robinson, Tom

Series

Publishing pioneers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A brief biography of businessman Jeff Bezos, describing how he founded Amazon.com.

5) Johannes Gutenberg: printing press innovator

Author

Vander Hook, Sue

Series

Publishing pioneers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life and accomplishments of Johannes Gutenberg, the fifteenth-century German man who invented the printing press.

6) John Newbery: father of children's literature

Author

Granahan, Shirley

Series

Publishing pioneers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of John Newbery that discusses his childhood in the country, family, influence on children's literature, legacy, and other related topics.

7) Joseph Pulitzer: historic newspaper publisher

Author

Gitlin, Marty

Series

Publishing pioneers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer, for whom the Pulitzer Prize is named, describing his childhood, immigration to the United States and service in the Union Army, and early journalism career.