National Publishing Company

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National Publishing Company is a historic book publisher in the United States. It was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Joshua R. Jones. [1] In 1878 the business had a five-storey building constructed for its headquarters at 726 Cherry Street in Philadelphia. [2] The publisher produced bibles, books of maps, encyclopedias and other books. It expanded with offices opening up in Chicago, St. Louis and Australia. [2]

Attorney Charles A. Hawkins was Jones' nephew and helped the Jones family publishing empire expand. [3]

In 1899, John Engwall was appointed President by the board of the National Publishing Company. [4] He was the brother of Victor Theodor Engwall and assisted the company with funding during the late 19th century.

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  1. Gibson, John (19 January 1886). A Biographical History of York County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   9780806306759 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Moore, Joseph Hampton (19 January 1891). "History of the Five O'clock Club of Philadelphia: Its Guests and Methods of Entertainment, with Sketches and Portraits of Its Members". Pub. for private circulation via Google Books.
  3. Prowell, George Reeser (20 January 2018). "History of York County, Pennsylvania". J. H. Beers. Retrieved 20 January 2018 via Google Books.
  4. Olson, Ernst W.; Engberg, Martin J. (1909). "JOHN HENNING ENGWALL". History of the Swedes of Illinois. Part II. Biographical Sketches with Portraits (PDF) (Part II (First Edition) ed.). Chicago: The Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company. p. 28.