Who founded D. Appleton & Company?
D. Appleton & Company was founded by Daniel Appleton, who began by selling books inside a general store.
Questions about D. Appleton & Company
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did D. Appleton & Company publish its first book?
D. Appleton & Company published its first book, Crumbs from the Master's Table by William Mason, in 1831.
What scientists did D. Appleton & Company publish?
D. Appleton & Company published the works of Herbert Spencer, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Charles Darwin at reasonable prices.
When did D. Appleton & Company merge with The Century Company?
D. Appleton & Company merged with The Century Company on the 2nd of June 1933, forming the Appleton-Century Company.
What happened to D. Appleton & Company after the 1933 merger?
After merging into the Appleton-Century Company in 1933, the firm sold its hymn books department to Revell Publishing in 1945. It merged with F. S. Crofts Co. in 1948 to form Appleton-Century-Crofts.
What reference works did D. Appleton & Company publish?
D. Appleton & Company published major reference works including the New American Cyclopedia, Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia, and The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.