George Palmer Putnam
1814–72
American publisher. Joined the firm Wiley & Long in 1833; in 1840, the firm was renamed Wiley & Putnam. Went to London in 1840 and returned in 1841 to set up a literary agency on behalf of his firm; stayed with his family until 1847, when his partnership with Wiley was dissolved. Continued to publish American literature under his own name.
Source
ANB
Bibliography
ANB: American national biography. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. and supplement. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1999–2002.
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