George Platt Brett Sr. (8 December 1858 – 18 September 1936) was a British-born chairman and publisher of the American division of Macmillan Publishing...
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took over as chairman in 1936 after the death of his father, George Platt Brett Sr. Brett is best known for having "scored one of publishing's all-time...
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British-born American publisher George Brett (general) (1886–1963), World War II USAAF general George Platt Brett Sr. (1859–1936), British-born American...
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Brett worked for Simpkin Marshall & Co. George Platt Brett Sr. George Platt Brett Richard M. Brett Macmillan Publishing Macmillan: Information and Much...
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George Edward Brett George Platt Brett, Sr. George Platt Brett Macmillan Publishers (United States) "Richard M. Brett, 86, Ex-Library Executive". The New...
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Macmillan Inc. (section Brett family)
Macmillan sold its U.S. operations to the Brett family, George Platt Brett Sr. and George Platt Brett Jr. in 1896, resulting in the creation of an American company...
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a letter dated December 27, 1901, London's Macmillan publisher George Platt Brett, Sr., said "he believed Jack's fiction represented 'the very best kind...
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according to his need." The Iron Heel was published in 1908 by George Platt Brett Sr., who suggested only the deletion of a footnote which he deemed...
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Macmillan sold its U.S. operations to the Brett family, George Platt Brett, Sr. and George Platt Brett, Jr. in 1896, resulting in the creation of an American...
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Scribner as President, Gen. Alexander C. McClurg and George Mifflin as Vice Presidents, George Platt Brett, Sr., of Macmillan Publishers as Secretary, and G...
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