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The Ranally city rating system is a tool developed by Rand McNally & Co. to classify U.S. cities based on their economic function. The system is designed to reflect an underlying hierarchy whereby consumers and businesses go to a city of a certain size for a certain function; some functions are widely available and others are only available in the largest cities.
Rand McNally began publishing educational maps in 1880 with its first line of maps, globes, and geography textbooks, soon followed by a world atlas. The company began publishing general literature in 1884 with its first title, The Secret of Success, and the Textbook department was established in 1894 with The Rand McNally Primary School Geography.
On several occasions he had two or three novels published in the same year – and even four in 1910. His first success came in 1897, when he entered a $30,000 competition for new authors sponsored by the Chicago Record. He was awarded second prize for The Mill of Silence, published by Rand, McNally that year.
Biography. Lee was born Martha Agnes Rand in Chicago on March 6, 1862. [1] [a] She was the second daughter of William H. Rand, an American printer and publisher who co-founded the Rand McNally Company. [2] [3] She was educated at a boarding school in Vevey, Switzerland. [2]
William H. Rand. William Henry Rand (May 2, 1828 – June 20, 1915) was an American printer and co-founder of the Rand McNally publishing company. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and as a young man was an apprentice at his brothers' print shop in Boston. He was enticed west in September 1849, by the California Gold Rush.
Racey Helps. Angus Clifford Racey Helps (1913–1970) was an English children's author and illustrator. His books were written in a simple style and feature woodland creatures and birds, with illustrations by the author. He is known also for illustrating postcards, greeting cards, jigsaw puzzles, playing cards and wrapping paper.
At first glance, you might not notice that the male 8—to 9-week-old kitten has a couple of extra ears. That's right—one of the kittens, who they aptly named Audio, has four ears! The rescue ...
In 1942, Simon & Schuster and Western Publishing launched the Little Golden Books series in cooperation with the Artists and Writers Guild. [14] [15] In 1944, Marshall Field III, owner of the Chicago Sun, purchased Simon & Schuster and Pocket Books. [16] The company was sold back to Simon and Schuster following his death in 1957 [17] for $1 ...
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