The Americanization of Edward BOK

from varielle

This is an autobiography and history of publishing in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Edward Bok was the driving force behind turning marginal publications such as the Ladies Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post into behemoths. Bok immigrated from Holland as a child follo...

from curls_99

If you have ever had to skip to the back of a magazine to finish reading an article...If you have ever enjoyed the floor plans for homes printed in Southern Living and other magazines...If you have ever looked at pictures of the interiors of homes in magazines in hopes of keeping your home up to ...

from NewsieQ

A Dutch immigrant, Edward Bok rose to the pinnacle of success being the long-time editor of Ladies Home Journal and making the magazine a force for good. He wrote this autobiography after he retired; it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1920. I read The Lakeside Press edition of the book, p...

from NewsieQ

A Dutch immigrant, Edward Bok rose to the pinnacle of success being the long-time editor of Ladies Home Journal and making the magazine a force for good. He wrote this autobiography after he retired; it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1920. I read The Lakeside Press edition of the book, p...