Background
He was born in Andover, Massachusetts, studied in Leipzig, and for a number of years was a publisher and a book seller in Philadelphia.
He was born in Andover, Massachusetts, studied in Leipzig, and for a number of years was a publisher and a book seller in Philadelphia.
Employees included Joseph Sabin. He was a scholar and art connoisseur, and acted as the literary adviser to the firm. Appletons" Art Journal and the Popular Science Monthly were planned by him.
He was also responsible for the Picturesque America volumes.