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Putnam, George Palmer was born on February 7, 1814 in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Son of Henry and Catherine Hunt (Palmer) Putnam.
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Excerpt from American Facts: Notes and Statistics Relative to the Government, Resources, Engagements, Manufactures, Commerce, Religion, Education, Literature, Fine Arts, Manners and Customs of the United States of America A few weeks since it was suggested that a compilation of this kind might be useful. A very small statistical manual was all that was at first proposed: the present volume is more ambitious in size, but is still moderate in its pretensions. It does not aim at a display of fine writing; it is merely a collection of plain, unadorned notes, relative to the progress and present condition of the United States. These notes, rapidly prepared, amidst the cares of business do not assume to be above error; but yet, with due regard to the title suitable care has been taken to avoid all statements not properly authenticated or founded on personal observation. The Notes and Documents in the Second Part will speak for themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The Tourist in Europe, or a Concise Summary of the Various Routes, Objects of Interest, &C. In Great Britian, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and Holland: With Hints on Time, Expenses, Hotels, Conveyances, Passports, Coins, &C.; Memoranda During a Tour of Eight Months in Great Britain and on the Continent, in 1836 Paris; or if you go first to London, buy there Herries dz Co's bills of exchange payable at all the principal places on the continent in sums to suit, in the currency of each place, and without commission. They give you a general order, endorsed with your own Signature, on their one hundred and fifty European correspondents; and you fill up the blanks on presenting them so that they are both safe and convenient. Tiie voyage. Your choice is from the London, Liver. Pool or Havre Packets. The Liverpool are generally preferred, both for superior accommodations and Short passages; and especially if a visit to Ireland and Scotland, or a tour through England is intended. If you take the London line, you are landed at Portsmouth, and have a rather dull ride Of seventy miles to the metropolis. Even if your chief object is the continental tour, the Liverpool route is scarcely less expeditious than that by Havre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ... hour, and landed under the batteries of the castle; having passed a week in delightful weather, among the most interesting parts of Scotland. I have been agreeably surprised at the evident marks of industry and prosperity which are almost every where apparent. The Scotch are notoriously shrewd, enterprising, and thriving; but we Yankees, like other nations, are apt to think ourselves far before the rest of the world in 'inventions and improvements;' and though a foreigner would sneer at my presumption, I have really felt pleased when I have seen any thing abroad 'pretty nearly' as good as we can show at home. It is folly, at the same time, for us to flatter our. selves that we can in no wise take profitable example from our father-land! Notwithstanding the flattering invitation from Mr. G, (of the agreeable party I had the honor and pleasure joining in the Highland tour,) business called me speedily to London, and I therefore took berth in the ' Caledonia' steamer, and reluctantly bade adieu to my hospitable friends, and to 'Edina! Scotia's darling seat, With all her palaces and towers.' The London steam-packets sail from New-Haven, one of the seaports of Edinburgh. They are very large, and are built and rigged like ships; with a fine dining-cabin on deck, over that of the berths. The fare from Edinburgh to London, (about five hundred miles by water,) is three pounds, meals included; and they make the passage in from forty-two to fifty hours. A good library in the cabin served to relieve the tediousness of the trip; and I found, on reference, that I had visited or passed over many of the scenes described in the Waverley Novels; and what a gallery of pictures do those works exhibit! They are too familiar, however, to need any reference. One of the principal...
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Putnam, George Palmer was born on February 7, 1814 in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Son of Henry and Catherine Hunt (Palmer) Putnam.
On moving to New York City, Putnam was given his first job by Jonathan Leavitt, who subsequently published Putnam"s first book In 1838, George Palmer Putnam and John Wiley established the publishing house of "Wiley & Putnam" in New York City. In 1841, Putnam went to London, United Kingdom where he set up a branch office, the first American to ever do southern
lieutenant operated until 1856, resumed in 1868, and finally merged with Scribner"s Monthly.
His company was the official publisher to the 1853 New York World"s Fair. He served as secretary for the Publishers" Association for many years and was an advocate of the creation of International Copyright Law.
During the American Civil War, he participated in the Loyal Publication Society of New York, and suspended his business for three years (1863–1866) to become the United States government"s Collector of Internal Revenue in New York City. He was also chairman of the Committee on Art at the Vienna Universal Exposition.
He is believed to have been the first publisher to offer "royalties" to authors like Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Thomas Carlyle.
George Putnam married Victorine Haven. Their daughter, Mary Corinna Putnam (1842–1906) was a pioneering female doctor, the first woman admitted to the Faculté de Society Française Médecine Légale de Paris. George Palmer Putnam"s grandson and namesake, George P. Putnam (1887–1950), was part of the family business but was also an author and explorer who was married to the famous aviatrix, Amelia Earhart.
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An important member of the New York artistic community, Putnam was the leading publisher of art books in his time and became one of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and served as honorary superintendent in 1872.
Married Victorine Haven, March 13, 1841, 11 children including Mary Corinna (Putnam) Jacobi, Ruth, George Haven.