150 Years of Independent Publishing

Beacon Press is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2004. Click below to read selections from A Brief History of Beacon Press, a chapbook history by Susan Wilson commissioned in honor of this very rare milestone in American publishing.

• Letter from the Director ( PDF)
• Part 1: The Early Years: 1854--1900 ( PDF)
• Part 2: New Century, New Mission: 1900-1945 ( PDF)
• Part 3: The Modern Era 1945-2003 ( PDF)
• Acknowledgments ( PDF)

Also of interest:

• Beacon's 150 Anniversary Featured in the Winter 2004 issue of the AAUP Exchange