Bertha morris parker biography

          Bertha Morris Parker was born in a small town named Rochester, Illinois — a few miles east of the state capital at Springfield — on February 7.

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        3. Parker, Bertha Morris was born on February 7, in Rochester, Illinois, United States.
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          Golden Book Encyclopedia

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          The Golden Book Encyclopedia is a set of children's encyclopedias published by Western Printing and Lithographing Company under the name Golden Press.[1] Advertised with circulars in newspapers, the encyclopedias were sent out in weekly or bi-weekly installments.

          Supermarket chains, such as Acme Markets, used these encyclopedias as a promotional hook to lure shoppers.

          The front page of every volume describes the books as, "Fact-filled Volumes Dramatically Illustrated with More Than 6,000 Pictures.

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          The Only Encyclopedia for Young Grade-school children. Accurate and Authoritative. Entertainingly written and illustrated to make learning an adventure."[2] Subjects covered in the series included nature, science, history, geography, literature, and the arts.

          Editions

          The first edition of the encyclopedia was published in a joint venture between Simon & Schuster and Western Printing and Litho