John William Tebbel

John William Tebbel (1912–2004), was an American journalist, editor, writer, teacher, and media historian.^[1] He was known for his four-volume book, A History of Book Publishing in the United States (Bowker).^[1]

Biography

John William Tebbel was born on November 16, 1912, in

After graduation, Tebbel served as a reporter for the Detroit Free Press; an editor of The Providence Journal; and managing editor of the American Mercury. In 1943, he joined the editorial team for the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

Tebbel wrote several books about indigenous people of North America.^[4] He taught journalism coursework at his alma mater, Columbia Journalism School; and at New York University (NYU) from 1949 to 1976.^[1][5]

Tebbel died on October 10, 2004, in Durham, North Carolina.^[1] He was survived by his wife Kathryn Carl and their daughter.^[1]

Publications

• Tebbel John William. (1948). George Horace Lorimer and the Saturday Evening Post [1St ed.] ed. Garden City N.Y: Doubleday.
• Tebbel John William. (1952). The Life and Good Times of William Randolph Hearst [1St ed.] ed. New York: Dutton.
• Tebbel John William. (1963). From Rags to Riches; Horatio Alger Jr. and the American Dream. New York: Macmillan.
• Tebbel John William. (1969). The American Magazine: A Compact History. New York: Hawthorn Books.
• Tebbel John William. (1969). The Compact History of the American Newspaper New and revised ed. New York: Hawthorn Books.
• Tebbel, John William (1972). A History of Book Publishing in the United States: The Creation of an Industry, 1630-1865. Vol. 1. R. R. Bowker Company.
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• Tebbel, John William and Sarah Miles Bolam. (1985). The Press and the Presidency : From George Washington to Ronald Reagan. New York: Oxford University Press.

External links

• John William Tebbel papers, Archives at Yale, Sterling Memorial Library

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