author
Frank Andrew Munsey
1854–1925
A powerful force in American publishing, he helped shape the mass-market magazine and newspaper world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Best remembered for building hugely popular periodicals, he also played a major role in the rise of pulp fiction.
2 Audiobooks
Under Fire: A Tale of New England Village Life
by Frank Andrew Munsey
The Boy Broker; Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street
by Frank Andrew Munsey
About the author
Born in Mercer, Maine, in 1854, Frank Andrew Munsey began working young and later moved to New York, where he entered publishing with The Golden Argosy in 1882. That paper evolved into The Argosy, and his career grew alongside the booming magazine industry.
Munsey became known for spotting what large audiences would buy and for turning inexpensive, widely distributed magazines into a major business. He founded Munsey's Magazine and was closely associated with the growth of pulp fiction, helping create a style of publishing built around popular entertainment, speed, and scale.
Over time he expanded beyond magazines into newspapers and finance, becoming one of the most influential and controversial media owners of his era. He died in New York City in 1925, leaving behind a legacy tied both to modern mass publishing and to the commercialization of American journalism.