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Well, Phyllis began getting interested. She helped when I made up the first list and when I tried out the name “Landmark,” she said, “That's it.”
We started the World Landmarks after the American Landmarks were great successes, and then we got the idea for the All-About Books--All-About the Weather, All-About the Stars, All-About the Sea, etc. They hit the jackpot, too!
How did that come about? I mean, were you just looking for another series?
Yes.
I mean, your son hadn't asked you about...?
Sure...these questions. Television was beginning, and kids were beginning to ask questions about the sea and the stars and the weather. Television has had a great part in children's books because they see things on television and then they want to know more about them. Even these repetitious Westerns inspire a knowledge of American history. For example, when the Daniel Boone craze was on, we had a Daniel Boone in Landmark by John Mason Brown. That book sold by the hundreds of thousands. It's still one of the most popular Landmark titles.
Was Phyllis beginning to get interested because I know she...?
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