The American Boy was a monthly magazine published by The Sprague Publishing Co. of Detroit, Michigan from November 1899 to August 1941.[1] At the time it was the largest magazine for boys, with a circulation of 300,000,[2] and it featured action stories and advertising for the young boy.
In 1911 a copy cost $0.10, and a year's subscription was $1.00. Format was 16" high by 12" wide. Founded by William C. Sprague of the Detroit-based Sprague Publishing Company in 1900, Griffith Ogden Ellis took over as president and editor in 1908.[3] J. Cotner Jr. was secretary and treasurer; H. D. Montgomerie was managing editor and Clarence Budington Kelland was assistant editor. In 1929, Ellis merged the magazine with its rival, Youth's Companion,[2] and in 1939 he sold his interest to his business manager, Elmer Presley Grierson.[4]Franklin M. Reck was managing editor from 1936 to 1941.[5] George F. Pierrot (1898–1980), former managing editor and well-known traveler, became half-owner and co-publisher on November 1, 1940.[6]
See also
"The Story of the American Boy", The Writer, June 1930
References
^. National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^ ab. Time. August 12, 1929. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
^Compendium of the History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan. Chicago: Henry Taylor & Co. 1909. pp. 399–400. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
^. Time. March 27, 1939. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
^"American Boy, The", Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, retrieved November 27, 2013
^Literary Market Tips, Author & Journalist, October 1940.
External links
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August 24, 2023
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