For nearly 40 years the author played an important role in shaping the editorial operation of Hought Mifflin Company's General Trade Division. He arrived at Houghton Mifflin in 1931, a time when book publishing had a more personal quality. He reflects on his career as editor-in-chief and the authors he dealt with such as: James Agee, Louis Auchincloss, Archibald MacLeish, Esther Forbes, Anya Seton, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., John Kenneth Galbrait, Winston Churchhill, Roger Tory Peterson, Rachel Carson and more.