Frank Andrew Munsey (21 August 1854 – 22 December 1925) was an American newspaper and magazine publisher and author. He was born in Mercer, Maine. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mercer is a town located in Somerset County, Maine. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ...

Munsey became directly involved in presidential politics when former President Theodore Roosevelt announced his candidacy to challenge his hand-picked successor William Taft for the Republican 1912 nomination for the presidency. Munsey and George W. Perkins provided the financial backing for Roosevelt's campaign leading up to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Roosevelt supporters bolted from the convention, Munsey was one of the most outspoken critics of the proceedings and announced that Roosevelt would run at the head of a new party. His encouragement and offer of financial backing led to the formation of the Progressive Party, which nominated Roosevelt for president. Munsey was one of its most ardent supporters and one of the largest contributors to its campaign expenses.^[1] Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... William Howard Taft I (September 15, 1857–March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921 - 1930). ... GOP redirects here. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Walbridge Perkins, Sr. ... The 1912 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, from June 18 to June 22, 1912. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the 1912 election. ...

Munsey was a former telegraph operator who went to New York City in 1882 to become a publisher and is credited with the idea of using new high-speed printing presses to print on inexpensive pulp paper to mass produce consumer magazines, commonly called pulp magazines. Munsey used the technique of cutting cover prices to increase circulation and often closed down magazines when they became unprofitable, quickly starting new ones in their place. After his death, the Frank A. Munsey Company continued on publishing various magazines, including pulp detective fiction, such as (Flynn's) Detective Fiction and All-Story Love. However, in 1942, they sold out to pulp publisher Popular Publications. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ... Piece of A4 paper Paper is a thin material produced by the amalgamation of plant fibres, which are subsequently held together without extra binder, largely by hydrogen bonds and to a large degree by fiber entanglement. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Popular Publications was the largest publisher of pulp magazines during its existence. ...

Flynn's Detective Fiction from 1941, one of the magazines published by Frank A. Munsey Co. long after his death.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1900x2500, 1259 KB) Summary Pulp fiction magazine; (Flynns) Detective Fiction, (November 15, 1941), with cover art by Emmett Watson. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1900x2500, 1259 KB) Summary Pulp fiction magazine; (Flynns) Detective Fiction, (November 15, 1941), with cover art by Emmett Watson. ...

Publications

In 1882 he established at New York City the Golden Argosy, afterward changed to the Argosy. In 1889 he founded Munsey's Weekly, which he changed to the monthly Munsey's Magazine in 1891. The last-named periodical was the pioneer among dime magazines.^[1] He also founded the Puritan and the Junior Munsey, and some time after purchased the Washington Times (1901); the New York Daily News, which he conducted from 1901 to 1904; the The Boston Journal (1902); the Baltimore News-American; the The Philadelphia Evening Times, which was discontinued in 1914; and the New York Press. He became publisher of also of the All-Story Magazine, the Scrap Book, the Cavalier, the Railroad, and the Current Mechanics. 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Washington Times is a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1982 as a conservative alternative to the Washington Post by members of the controversial Unification Church. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Baltimore News-American was the Hearst newspaper in Baltimore and the final competitor to the Baltimore Sun. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The New York Press was a New York City newspaper that began publication in December, 1887 and continued publication until July 2, 1916. ...

He worked on the following newspapers:

• Washington Times
• Baltimore News
• New York Sun
• New York Globe
• Mail
• Telegram
• Herald

He wrote the following novels: The Washington Times is a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1982 as a conservative alternative to the Washington Post by members of the controversial Unification Church. ... The Baltimore News-American was the Hearst newspaper in Baltimore and the final competitor to the Baltimore Sun. ... The modern New York Sun is a daily newspaper published in New York City. ...

• Afloat in a Great City (1887)
• The Boy Broker (1888)
• A Tragedy of Errors (1889)
• Under Fire (1890)
• Derringforth (1894)

Demise and legacy

Munsey died in New York City in 1925 at age 67. He left his money to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York. None of his money went to the his remaining family, which currently reside in Manchester, New Hampshire.^{[citation needed]} The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as The Met, is one of the worlds largest and most important art museums. ... Nickname: Queen City Location in Hillsborough County Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area    - City 90. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

References

• Chace, James. 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs — The Election That Changed the Country. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7432-0394-1

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} New International Encyclopedia

The New International Encyclopedia was an encyclopedia first published in the 1910s. ...

External links

• Fact Monster People: Frank A. Munsey
• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Frank Andrew Munsey
• "The Pulps" by Peter Haining

• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.