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1857 Harper's Weekly FIRST ISSUE 1ed SLAVERY China Voyages Mormons Railroad RAREHarper's Weekly was an early American magazine published by Harper. Beginning in 1857, it was a primary source of news, fiction stories, humor, satire, and a number of other topics. This 1857 first edition of 'Harper's Weekly' includes all of the first 52 issues of the magazine. This edition features the illustrations of the most prestigious illustrators of the time including Winslow Homer, Grandville Perkins, and Livingston Hopkins.
The enormous tome includes fascinating contents including:
· Stories of slave hunts
· Accounts of Chinese navigation
· Works of Charles Dickens
· Details on the Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah
· Railroad expansion
· Astronomy and sightings of comets
· Ruling on the Dred Scott court case
· and even 'colored man jokes'
An incredibly impressive and beautiful tome with utterly fascinating contents!
Item number: #24340
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