Person Detail: Erastus F Beadle

General Information:
Full Name: Erastus F Beadle
Biography: Publisher. "The Youth's Casket: An Illustrated Magazine for Children." Known as the inventor of the dime novel: paperback books, published in large numbers. His publishing house employed over 25 writers. It expanded to become the publishing house of "The Boy's Library," "The Pocket Library," and "The Half-Dime Library."
Author's Timeline:
1821		Oswego County Born in Oswego County, NY
1894		Otsego County Beadle died in Cooperstown, New York in 1894.
1851		Erie County "The Youth's Casket:"
1827		Chautauqua County
1858		New York County
1847		Erie County Moved to Buffalo.