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The American Magazine was a periodical publication founded in June of
1906, stemming from failed publications purchased a few years earlier from publishing mogul
Miriam Leslie. It operated between 1904 and August 1905 as
Leslie's Magazine; then until May 1906 as the
American Illustrated Magazine; then subsequently as
The American Magazine until publication ceased in August 1956.
In June 1906,
muckraking journalists
Ray Stannard Baker,
Lincoln Steffens and
Ida M. Tarbell left
McClure's to help create
American Magazine. Ray Stannard Baker contributed articles under the pseudynom
David Grayson. Under John S. Phillips, who served as editor until 1915, the monthly magazine departed somewhat from the muckraking style and focused on human interest stories, social issues and fiction. Initially published by his Phillips Publishing Company of
Springfield,
Ohio, it later was taken over by Crowell Publishing Company, which merged with
Collier's. It was published by
Crowell-Collier until the magazine folded in 1956.
With the changes in 1915, the periodical's editor was John M. Siddall (1915-1923), and it expanded its market considerably by concentrating on female readership. The cover of the September 1917 issue announced: "This Magazine's Circulation Has Doubled in 20 Months." The September 1922 cover stated circulation had reached 1.8 million.
Merle Crowell served as editor of
American Magazine from 1923 until 1929 when
Sumner Blossom took over. Blossom, who had been editor of
Popular Science, was there for the last 27 years of the magazine's existence. Fictional
serials and
short stories were a popular feature, and the magazine published several winners of the
O. Henry Awards. High-profile writers contributed articles on a variety of topics.
During his editorship, Blossom adopted the unusual policy of hiding the author's name on all works of fiction during the selection process, as a way to encourage new fiction writers. The magazine's staff only learned the author's identity once they accepted or rejected a manuscript.
The American Magazine ceased publishing in August of 1956.
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