He and Quinn published their first issue in Bozeman in 1976. Then we discovered how much work it was. It almost went bankrupt its first year. We had no real list of subscribers. Today Daniels mails to 750 subscribers, mostly professors of French, history or political science, as well as libraries.
Readers dot the globe, from the United States and Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Japan and France.
One copy goes to Yemen. Our biggest competitor is the French Review, which years ago wasn't doing its job of focusing on French civilization. Now it's doing more, but it's still a minor part of their focus. Other competitors include a few journals in Great Britain, said Daniels. He uses the World Wide Web to keep up with topics and trends and incorporates what he learns in his classes, particularly a course on French civilization.