The American Boy Explained

Category:Boy's magazine
Frequency:Monthly
Finaldate:August 1941
Company:Sprague Publishing Co.
Country:United States
Language:English

The American Boy was a monthly magazine published by The Sprague Publishing Co. of Detroit, Michigan from November 1899 to August 1941.[1] At the time it was the largest magazine for boys, with a circulation of 300,000,[2] and it featured action stories and advertising for the young boy.

In 1911 a copy cost $0.10, and a year's subscription was $1.00. Format was 16" high by 12" wide. Founded by William C. Sprague of the Detroit-based Sprague Publishing Company in 1900, Griffith Ogden Ellis took over as president and editor in 1908.[3] J. Cotner Jr. was secretary and treasurer; H. D. Montgomerie was managing editor and Clarence Budington Kelland was assistant editor. In 1929, Ellis merged the magazine with its rival, Youth's Companion,[2] and in 1939 he sold his interest to his business manager, Elmer Presley Grierson.[4] Franklin M. Reck was managing editor from 1936 to 1941. George F. Pierrot (1898–1980), former managing editor and well-known traveler, became half-owner and co-publisher on November 1, 1940.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Advertisement for The American Boy. https://web.archive.org/web/20100401105846/http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_504.html. April 1, 2010. National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution. September 1, 2016.
  2. The Press: Boys. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027192722/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,732795,00.html. dead. October 27, 2010. August 12, 1929. Time. November 15, 2009.
  3. Book: Compendium of the History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan. 1909. Henry Taylor & Co.. Chicago. 399–400. 978-3-8496-7837-1 . March 25, 2013.
  4. The Press: Willie to Skeeter to John. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214211956/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,931182,00.html. dead. December 14, 2008. March 27, 1939. Time. November 15, 2009.
  5. Literary Market Tips, Author & Journalist, October 1940.