National Publishing Company
National Publishing Company was a book publisher in established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Joshua R. In 1878 the business had a five-story building constructed for its headquarters at 726 Cherry Street in Philadelphia. The publisher produced bibles, books of maps, encyclopedias and other books. It expanded with offices opening up in Chicago, St.
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National Publishing Company was a book publisher in established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Joshua R. In 1878 the business had a five-story building constructed for its headquarters at 726 Cherry Street in Philadelphia. The publisher produced bibles, books of maps, encyclopedias and other books. It expanded with offices opening up in Chicago, St.
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Louis and Australia. • Illustration — Illustration from Life in Utah by J. Beadle (1870) Attorney Charles A. Hawkins was Jones' nephew and helped the Jones family publishing empire expand. In 1899, John Engwall was appointed President by the board of the National Publishing Company. He was the brother of Victor Theodor Engwall and assisted the company with funding during the late 19th century.
• Life in Utah (1870) by J. H. (John Hanson) Beadle • The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition (1876) • Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M. Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson etc. etc. by Henry Davenport Northrop, D.D. (1890) • History of the Elkhorn Valley, Nebraska: An Album of History and Biography Containing a Descriptive, Political, Statistical, Financial, Commercial, Agricultural, Educational, Religious and Biographical History and Reminiscences, compiled under the supervision of C. H. Scoville (1892) • Plat book of Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska (1889)
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- 1.Gibson, John. A Biographical History of York County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. 19 January 1886. 9780806306759.
- 2.Moore, Joseph Hampton. History of the Five O'clock Club of Philadelphia: Its Guests and Methods of Entertainment, with Sketches and Portraits of Its Members. Pub. for private circulation. 19 January 1891.
- 3.Prowell, George Reeser. History of York County, Pennsylvania. J. H. Beers. 20 January 2018.
- 4.Olson, Ernst W. History of the Swedes of Illinois. Part II. Biographical Sketches with Portraits. The Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company. 28. 1909.
- 5.H, Beadle, J. Life in Utah.
- 6.Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M. Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc. . : Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. archive.org.
- 7.James, Robert. Winning with old books and headlines. Bonners Ferry Herald. 4. July 13, 2006.
- 8.CONTENTdm. omahalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org.
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