1825 |
Common School Law of 1825
First authorized edition of Noah Webster’s American Spelling
Book published in Cincinnati. |
1834 |
Power presses available in Cincinnati.
Truman & Smith form partnership. |
1835-1837 |
J.A. James & Company |
1836 |
First of the original six McGuffey Readers is published. |
1843 |
Truman & Smith partnership dissolves, renamed to W. B. Smith & Co. |
1847-1854 |
J.A. And U.P. James (1847-54, Walnut St. Above 4th) |
1857 |
Panic of 1857.
D. Appleton & Co. (NY) is formed. |
1860 |
Ivison, Blakeman & Co. (NY) is formed. |
1861 |
Civil War Begins.
A.S. Barnes & Co. is formed. |
1863 |
Winthrop B. Smith retires, name changed to Sargent, Wilson &
Hinkle Co. |
1874-1980s |
The James Bookstore (1874-1980s) opens. |
1877 |
Wilson, Hinkle & Co. again changes names to Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co. after two senior parnters retire. |
1883 |
Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. is the largest textbook publisher in the
world, producing 4.5 million volumes a year. |
1890 |
The American Book Company is formed (1874-1980s) |
1901 |
Last McGuffey Reader edition published with an estimated 100
million copies being printed in total.
million copies being printed in total. |