EDWARD BOK: THE EDITOR AS ENTREPRENEUR

EDWARD BOK: THE EDITOR AS ENTREPRENEUR

Edward Bok, a Dutch immigrant, manifested entrepreneurial talent long before he became editor of <em>The Ladies’ Home Journal</em> in 1889 and built it in to the world’s first magazine with 1,000,000 subscribers. Like many opinion leaders in the Progressive Era, he preached Adam Smith’s...

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Main Author: David Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2002-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/107
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