Letters From a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

George Horace Lorimer (1867 - 1937) born in Louisville, KY. He worked in a meat-packing company and as a grocer before becoming a reporter. He was hired as literary editor of the Saturday Evening Post in 1899 and was quickly promoted to editor-in-chief. Under his stewardship, the Post published Jack London, Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, and many other leading literary figures of the day. He was also responsible for commissioning Norman Rockwell's first covers for the magazine.Letters From a Self-Made Merchant to His Son, with ISBN 9781557095947 and ISBN 1557095949.