George Haven Putnam

George Haven Putnam
George Haven Putnam (1844–1930) was an American publisher, soldier, and author, and the son of renowned publisher George Palmer Putnam. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, later becoming a leading figure in the family publishing firm, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Putnam authored several books, including "Authors and Publishers," a guide to the business relationship between writers and publishers. He was also an advocate for copyright reform and wrote extensively on literary history, politics, and his personal wartime experiences.

Author's Books:


INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT. A paper read January 29th, 1878, before the New York Free-Trade Club. The questions relating to copyright belong naturally to the sphere of political economy. They have to do with the laws governing production, and with the principles regulating supply and demand; and they are directly dependent upon a due determining of the proper functions of legislation, and of the relations... more...

I THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAN On the twelfth of February, 1909, the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Americans gathered together, throughout the entire country, to honour the memory of a great American, one who may come to be accepted as the greatest of Americans. It was in every way fitting that this honour should be rendered to Abraham Lincoln and that, on such commemoration day,... more...