| 词条 | Laird & Lee |
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Laird & Lee was a Chicago-based book publisher known for its dime novel fiction and dictionaries. Its paperbacks were primarily distributed at railroads and newsstands instead of bookstores.[1] The firm was founded in 1883 by Frederick C. Laird (c. 1863 - ) and William Henry Lee (c. 1863- 1913). Lee bought out Laird in 1894. Their publications included the Pinkerton Detective Series (1887-1901). After Lee died in 1913 without heirs to his $200,000 fortune, the firm eventually became a division of Laidlaw Brothers, which was a division of Albert Whitman & Company.[2][3][4] Some mystery surrounded Lee's background, and upon his death it was reported that he was a light skinned black, which if true would have made him one of the first black publishers in the United States.[5][6][7][8] Authors published by Laird & Lee include Opie Read and Ignatius L. Donnelly. References1. ^Jung, Nathan. Maps for Mobile Audiences in the Creation of a Bestseller, Mediamorphosis: Print Culture and Transatlantic Public Sphere(s), 1880-1940 (2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Laird and Lee}}2. ^Cox, J. Randolph. [https://books.google.com/books?id=CACooIgEYF8C&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153#v=onepage&q&f=false The Dime Novel Companion: A Source Book], p. 153-54 (Greenwood Press 2000) 3. ^(27 July 1913). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MfhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6kANAAAAIBAJ&pg=2058,4517998&dq= Late Publisher Son of Slave], Sunday Chronicle (Paterson, New Jersey), p. 2, col. 4. 4. ^Stern, Madeleine B. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DoW5lf5YgXsC&q=%22frederick+C.+laird%22+chicago&dq=%22frederick+C.+laird%22+chicago&source=bl&ots=mcUZYQ1FGN&sig=fNjTjLOzqtTevkxm27EfgRcJbBo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6yB4UMn8AqXF0QGy4IHYDw&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAg Publishers for mass entertainment in nineteenth century America], pp. 177-78 (1980) 5. ^Laird & Lee, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, Quigley Collection of Children's Literature website, Retrieved October 12, 2012) 6. ^(28 July 1913). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F0071EF93E5B13738DDDAE0A94DF405B838DF1D3 MANY SEEK LEE FORTUNE; But No Heir of Chicago Publisher Is Found -- Mystery in His Life], The New York Times 7. ^(5 August 1913). The Mystery of William Henry Lee: Who Can Solve Secret of Rich Man Who Tried To Speak on His Deathbed, Tacoma Times 8. ^(9 August 1913). William Henry Lee, Late Member of the Book Publishing House of Laird and Lee ..., The Broad Ax (Chicago) 3 : Publishing companies established in 1883|1883 establishments in the United States|Defunct publishing companies of the United States |
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