▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Richard ▁S . ▁Ye oman ▁at ▁Whit man ▁Publishing ▁in ▁R ac ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁wrote ▁several ▁books ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁publishing ▁house ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁became ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Whit man ▁Red ▁Book ▁and ▁Blue ▁Book . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁B ress ett ▁was ▁the ▁Editor ▁and ▁Publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Whit man ▁Num ism atic ▁Journal . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁following ▁Ye oman ’ s ▁ret irement , ▁he ▁became ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Book . ▁ ▁B ress ett ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁F . ▁New ell ▁Child s ▁collection ▁that ▁later ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁for ▁over ▁$ 8 ▁million . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ass ay ▁Commission ▁by ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson . ▁He ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁A NA ▁Summer ▁Sem inar ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁B ress ett ▁left ▁Whit man ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁A . ▁M . ▁K agin ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines , ▁Iowa . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁A NA ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁AN AC S . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁dove ▁with ▁Mel ▁Fish